System Architecture Lead

**System Architecture Lead**

Monday – Friday | 15:00 – 23:00

**Tirana, Albania/ Prishtina, Kosovo**

*This role is open to both remote and on-site candidates, with a strong preference for on-site availability. Candidates who can work on-site will be given priority.*

**We are looking for a System Architecture Lead**
to take ownership of the full architecture of a cutting-edge financial intelligence platform. This is a high-impact role in which you will design and lead the infrastructure for a powerful system that unifies real estate data, financial records, identity intelligence, and AI-driven analytics.

**What You'll Do**

• Design and lead a scalable, API-first, multi-tenant platform handling real-time, high-volume data

• Build and oversee a modular microservices architecture with strong fault tolerance

• Architect systems across data ingestion (batch & streaming), identity resolution, search, and AI/ML pipelines

• Ensure compliance with SOC 2 Type II and ISO/IEC 27001 standards

• Develop high-performance systems with sub-second query capabilities at scale

• Lead cloud infrastructure decisions (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

• Collaborate closely with AI, backend, and data engineering teams

• Establish strong data governance, auditability, and system reliability

**What We're Looking For**

• Proven experience designing large-scale distributed systems

• Strong expertise in microservices, event-driven architecture, and system design

• Experience with SQL, NoSQL, graph databases (e.g., Neo4j), and search engines (Elasticsearch/OpenSearch)

• Hands-on experience with data pipelines (Kafka, Spark, Flink, or similar)

• Strong understanding of identity resolution and large-scale data linking

• Experience building secure, compliant systems (SOC 2, ISO 27001, etc.)

• Expertise in REST/GraphQL API design

• Experience with AI/ML infrastructure is a strong plus

**Tech Stack**

Python • SQL • JSON • Kafka • Spark • Flink • Neo4j • Elasticsearch/OpenSearch • REST • GraphQL • AWS/GCP/Azure

**Why Join Us**

• Build a next-generation financial intelligence platform from the ground up

• Work on complex, high-scale systems with real-world impact

• Be at the intersection of data, AI, and financial technology

📩 Ready to Apply?

You can apply directly here or send your resume to: hr@talentbridge.al