Principal Architect

CI&T

Senior/Principal Architect at CI&T helping enterprises leverage AI for business innovation. Overseeing architecture for financial services solutions with a focus on resilience and scalability.

Posted 7/2/2026full-timeRemote • 🇧🇷 BrazilLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing resilient distributed systems architectures and managing client expectations through strategic negotiation and technical diplomacy. Proficient in implementing CI/CD pipelines and translating complex business needs into effective technical solutions.

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Technical LeadershipBackend MasteryPython & Java ApplicationsCI/CD Pipeline ImplementationStrategic Negotiation

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Hard Skills

Distributed Systems ArchitectureReal-Time Data ProcessingHigh-Performance Programming LanguagesDjangoFlaskFast APIMicroservicesAPIsSwaggerSpring Boot

Soft Skills

Political SavvyInterpersonal CommunicationMentorshipCrisis ManagementTechnical Diplomacy

Industry Keywords

Compliance ReviewsTechnical NegotiationsClient ManagementBusiness ValueAgility

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsDjangoFlaskJavaMicroservicesPythonSpringSpring BootSpringBoot

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Architecture & Stakeholder Leadership: Design and oversee distributed systems architectures, focusing on resilience, low latency, and global scalability. Act as the strategic bridge between client demands and technical feasibility, ensuring engineering efforts translate into immediate business value.
Strategic Client Management: Possess the political savvy necessary to manage the expectations of diverse partners, transforming vague requirements or organizational pressures into structured, deliverable technical roadmaps.
Product Vision & Analysis: Translate complex financial models and business needs into elegant technical solutions, focusing on systems that support real-time data processing and high-complexity analysis for enterprise-level decision making.
Automation & Resilience: Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation, ensuring the agility clients demand with the security and stability required.
Diplomatic Mentorship: Raise the team’s technical bar not only in code but in interpersonal communication, coaching engineers on how to present technical trade-offs persuasively to non-technical business leaders.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven Track Record: Solid experience in technical leadership roles with a documented history of direct crisis management and technical negotiations with key clients.
Backend Mastery: Advanced expertise in high-performance programming languages and ecosystems, focusing on building systems robust enough to withstand rigorous audits and compliance reviews.
Languages: Past experience with Python & Java applications (Django, Flask, Fast API, microservices, APIs, Swagger, Spring Boot).
Technical Diplomacy: Proven ability in strategic negotiation and high-level communication, capable of delivering constructive "nos" while proposing alternative solutions that preserve and strengthen client relationships.
Advanced English.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health and dental insurance
Meal and food allowance
Childcare assistance
Extended paternity leave
Partnership with gyms and health and wellness professionals via Wellhub (Gympass) TotalPass;
Profit Sharing and Results Participation (PLR);
Life insurance
Continuous learning platform (CI&T University);
Discount club
Free online platform dedicated to physical, mental, and overall well-being
Pregnancy and responsible parenting course
Partnerships with online learning platforms
Language learning platform
And many more!