Microservices Architect

About the role

Microservices Architect – Remote Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential. Position: Full-time, Direct W2, 100% Remote (U.S.).

Responsibilities

Lead the design and evolution of large-scale microservices ecosystems built on modern container platforms and cloud-native technology stacks. Focus on service decomposition, domain-driven design, distributed data management, and runtime concerns such as resilience, observability, and security at scale. Provide architectural leadership across complex transformations, advise when microservices are the right answer, how to evolve them safely, and how to keep the resulting estate maintainable over the long term.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
• Eight or more years of software engineering experience, with several years in architecture roles
• Deep expertise in microservices design, domain-driven design, and distributed systems patterns
• Strong hands‑on experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, and service mesh technologies
• Proficiency in at least one major backend language such as Java, Go, or C#
• Strong understanding of API design, event‑driven architectures, and asynchronous messaging
• Experience operating high‑traffic, latency‑sensitive systems in production
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms and managed services across at least one major provider
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead architecture initiatives spanning multiple teams
• 13+ years of experience
• U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, and H‑1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply; unable to sponsor new H‑1B petitions

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with platform engineering and internal developer platform construction
• Familiarity with Istio, Linkerd, Envoy, or comparable service mesh technologies
• Exposure to FinOps practices and cloud cost optimization at scale
• Public speaking, open‑source contributions, or published technical writing
• Experience in regulated industries with strict compliance requirements

Pay

Salary Range: $150,000–$185,000 Annually