Senior Software Architect (Backend & Distributed Systems)

A Senior Software Architect role focused on designing resilient, scalable backend systems for data-heavy applications, combining strategic architectural thinking with strong implementation skills.

Location: Remote (Pakistan)

Responsibilities

• Architect and evolve backend systems that support high-volume traffic and production workloads.
• Lead major architectural improvements across APIs, crawlers, data ingestion pipelines, and core services.
• Design distributed systems with a strong focus on scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Build new production systems from scratch while modernizing legacy components.
• Define system-level strategies for observability, failure handling, and long-term maintainability.
• Break down complex technical initiatives into clear, executable components.
• Drive performance optimization and infrastructure efficiency.
• Collaborate directly with leadership on long-term technical direction.
• Mentor engineers through architecture reviews, system design discussions, and engineering best practices.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in backend engineering or system architecture.
• Proven track record designing and maintaining high-traffic production systems.
• Strong experience with APIs, distributed systems, and backend services at scale.
• Systems thinking mindset: concurrency, performance bottlenecks, scaling strategies, failure modes, and resiliency.
• Ability to independently make high-impact architectural decisions.
• Experience in data-heavy systems, crawling infrastructure, or network-related systems is highly valuable.
• Python experience is a plus.
• Comfortable using AI-assisted tools (Copilot, ChatGPT, etc.) to enhance engineering productivity.

Benefits

• Fully remote work.
• Healthcare coverage for you and your family.
• Paid leave, vacation, and holidays.
• Equipment allowance for home office setup.
• Profit sharing and performance-based bonuses.
• Long-term growth and collaborative team culture.