Senior Software Architect (Backend & Distributed Systems)
Position: Senior Software Architect (Backend & Distributed Systems)
Location: Remote (Pakistan)
Job Type: Full-time
Work Hours: 09:00 AM – 05:00 PM PST (10:00 PM - 06:00 AM PKT)
Role Overview:
We're looking for a Senior Software Architect who can design resilient, scalable backend systems powering data-heavy applications. You will be responsible for architecting systems, making key technical decisions, and actively coding and building backend services that drive our core platforms. This role involves hands-on system design, translating complex requirements into robust architectures, and leading through execution with strong development expertise. It is a leadership-through-execution role, combining strategic architectural thinking with deep implementation and system design skills.
Key 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.
Nice to Have:
Experience evolving legacy systems.Background in data-heavy systems (feeds, crawlers, analytics pipelines).Infrastructure, scalability, and performance tuning experience.Mentoring mid- and senior-level developers.
Benefits & Perks:
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.
About Us:AutoScale Ventures is a technology-driven company with 50+ team members across the Philippines, Pakistan, India, the U.S., China, and Canada. We operate a group of businesses spanning tech, data services, and infrastructure, and AI, with some of our main products and ventures around:
Vehicledata (VinAudit.com)Proxy infrastructure solutions (SquidProxies.com)
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We look forward to meeting the right person for this role!
Apply Now
Location: Remote (Pakistan)
Job Type: Full-time
Work Hours: 09:00 AM – 05:00 PM PST (10:00 PM - 06:00 AM PKT)
Role Overview:
We're looking for a Senior Software Architect who can design resilient, scalable backend systems powering data-heavy applications. You will be responsible for architecting systems, making key technical decisions, and actively coding and building backend services that drive our core platforms. This role involves hands-on system design, translating complex requirements into robust architectures, and leading through execution with strong development expertise. It is a leadership-through-execution role, combining strategic architectural thinking with deep implementation and system design skills.
Key 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.
Nice to Have:
Experience evolving legacy systems.Background in data-heavy systems (feeds, crawlers, analytics pipelines).Infrastructure, scalability, and performance tuning experience.Mentoring mid- and senior-level developers.
Benefits & Perks:
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.
About Us:AutoScale Ventures is a technology-driven company with 50+ team members across the Philippines, Pakistan, India, the U.S., China, and Canada. We operate a group of businesses spanning tech, data services, and infrastructure, and AI, with some of our main products and ventures around:
Vehicledata (VinAudit.com)Proxy infrastructure solutions (SquidProxies.com)
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We look forward to meeting the right person for this role!
Apply Now