System Architect

<p>Seeking: <strong>Systems Architect (Contract | Remote | KZN, South Africa)</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Work from home with occasional travel to the Hillcrest/Upper Highway area</p><p>6-month project-based contract | Potential to transition to full-time</p><p>Working directly with a solo founder and daily, hands-on collaboration</p><p><br></p><p>I'm building a universal sales system, starting with a customer search engine, and I need a sharp Systems Architect to help me design and execute the technical foundation from the ground up.</p><p><br></p><p>This is not a passive advisory role. You'll be working hands-on with me every day. I'm a software engineer myself, so we'll be sharing the workload, making decisions together, moving fast, and building something real.</p><p><br></p><p>I need someone who thinks in systems: infrastructure, architecture, scalability, data flow, and cloud design. Someone who can make high-level decisions that shape how everything is built.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>🔧 WHAT YOU'LL NEED</strong></p><p><br></p><p> Cloud & ML Infrastructure</p><p>• Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is our primary cloud ecosystem</p><p>• Machine learning model design and deployment via GCP (Vertex AI, BigQuery ML, etc.)</p><p>• AWS for multi-cloud architecture and redundancy</p><p>• Strong understanding of cloud-native architecture patterns</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Languages & Frameworks</strong></p><p>• Python for data pipelines, ML, and backend logic</p><p>• Java for enterprise backend systems</p><p>• JavaScript for application logic</p><p>• SQL for relational data modelling and querying</p><p>• Go for high-performance services</p><p>• React and Angular for front-end architecture decisions</p><p>• Bootstrap for responsive UI framework knowledge</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Systems Thinking</strong></p><p>• Ability to design scalable, production-ready architectures</p><p>• Experience with search engine infrastructure or large-scale data systems is a strong advantage</p><p>• Comfortable working in an early-stage environment where your decisions have a real impact</p><p><br></p><p><strong>WHO THIS IS FOR</strong></p><p><br></p><p>You're a hands-on architect who doesn't just draw diagrams. You understand the code behind them. You won't be handing specs to a team. You'll be in the trenches with a technical founder who can hold their own. If you thrive in a focused, high-output partnership and want your fingerprints on something being built from scratch, this is it.</p><p><br></p><p>📩 To apply, send:</p><p>1. Your LinkedIn profile or CV</p><p>2. A brief note on a system you've architected and the decisions you made</p><p>3. Your available start date and rate expectation</p><p><br></p><ul><li>#SystemsArchitect #ContractWork #RemoteWork #GCP #AWS #MachineLearning #SouthAfrica #KZN #TechStartup #HiringNow</li></ul>