100 % Remote Java Architect | Software Architect | Web Architect | J2EE Architect | Microservices Architect

100 % Remote Java Architect | Software Architect | Web Architect | J2EE Architect | Microservices Architect Role Summary The Principal Engineer is a senior individual contributor and technical leader responsible for endtoend technical design, engineering excellence, and solution quality across complex, largescale systems. This role provides deep handson expertise, sets engineering standards, and acts as the final technical authority for design decisions, quality, and complex problem resolution. The Principal Engineer works closely with architects, delivery leads, product owners, and engineering teams to translate business needs into scalable, secure, and maintainable technical solutions, while actively contributing to design, build, and testing activities. Key Responsibilities Technical Design & Architecture • Own technical design and solution decomposition for complex systems and platforms • Break down business and product requirements into scalable components, services, and interfaces • Ensure adherence to engineering standards, best practices, and quality processes across teams • Partner with architects to align solution designs with enterprise and cloud architecture standards HandsOn Engineering Leadership • Actively design, build, and test critical components and shared frameworks • Lead by example through handson coding, code reviews, and technical mentoring • Serve as the escalation point for complex engineering challenges and production issues • Perform rootcause analysis across the full stack and drive sustainable fixes Quality, Reliability & Performance • Enforce engineering quality gates, coding standards, and nonfunctional requirements • Drive test strategy, automation adoption, and production readiness • Ensure solutions meet performance, scalability, reliability, and security expectations • Support golive activities and postproduction stabilization efforts Technical Governance & Collaboration • Provide technical guidance to engineers across multiple squads or workstreams • Collaborate with delivery leads and product teams to balance scope, quality, and timelines • Review estimates, designs, and technical approaches for feasibility and risk • Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering processes, tooling, and practices Required Qualifications • Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field • 12+ years of professional software engineering experience • Demonstrated experience designing and delivering largescale, enterprise solutions • Strong understanding of modern software engineering principles and design patterns • Proven ability to influence technical direction without direct people management Technical Skills • Strong experience in one or more backend and frontend technology stacks (e.g., Java/Spring Boot, .NET, JavaScript frameworks) • Deep understanding of distributed systems, APIs, and microservices architectures • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and automated testing • Strong troubleshooting skills across application, infrastructure, and integration layers Preferred Qualifications • Experience working in regulated or largeenterprise environments • Prior experience in consulting or multivendor delivery models • Exposure to cloudnative, eventdriven, or dataintensive architectures • Relevant certifications (cloud, architecture, or engineering disciplines)