System Architect

EXANTE

System Architect designing and evolving high-performance trading backend systems at EXANTE. Collaborating across engineering, product, and leadership to build resilient trading platforms.

Posted 6/1/2026full-timeRemote • 🇦🇲 ArmeniaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaKafkaKotlinKubernetesMicroservicesPostgresRedisScala

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, maintain, and continuously improve high-availability, low-latency trading backend infrastructure with a focus on uptime, throughput, and operational resilience
Partner with product owners to gather and interpret business requirements, translate them into clear technical specifications, and lead initiatives from design through production release
Collaborate closely with the management team to align architectural direction with long-term product strategy and organisational goals
Drive the decomposition of monolithic systems into maintainable, independently deployable microservices, ensuring a smooth transition with minimal disruption
Define and champion engineering standards, architecture review processes, and best practices across teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

Production experience with Kubernetes and microservices architecture at scale
Hands-on background in trading platform development or fintech systems
Proven track record in monolith decomposition — migrating legacy systems to distributed architectures
Experience with real-time stream processing — event-driven design, Kafka, or equivalent
Strong proficiency in databases: PostgreSQL, Redis, and ClickHouse, including data modelling and performance tuning
Solid development background in JVM-based languages (Java, Kotlin, or Scala) in backend production systems

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary & performance-based bonus programs
Corporate benefits (choose your preferred options)
Truly inspiring culture, pleasant and informal work environment
Ongoing education & training programs
Opportunity to network and connect at the Corporate Events
Global career opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

Kubernetesmicroservices architecturetrading platform developmentfintech systemsmonolith decompositionreal-time stream processingevent-driven designKafkaPostgreSQLJVM-based languages

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationleadershipproblem-solvingtechnical specificationinitiative drivingarchitectural alignmentbest practices advocacy