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Platform Architect and Backend Lead
In one line: Platform Architect and Backend Lead is a remote role in Pakistan at an early-stage IoT platform company.
- Remote (Pakistan)
- An early-stage IoT platform company
- Posted 13 Oct 2026
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Build a multi-tenant, hardware-agnostic IoT platform from scratch, combining system architecture with hands-on backend development and interim cloud infrastructure ownership in a fast-moving startup setting.
At a glance
- PayNot stated in the posting
- Remote scopeRemote, Pakistan
- Posted13 Oct 2026
- Last checked19 Oct 2026
What you will do
- Design the end-to-end platform architecture, from device connectivity and protocol ingestion through stream processing, storage, APIs and re
- Define a multi-tenant data model with strict customer isolation, scoped API tokens and row-level security
- Build core services such as device management, telemetry ingestion, a rule engine, alerting, OTA updates and a multi-tenant API gateway
- Develop versioned REST and GraphQL APIs plus WebSocket and SSE endpoints for live telemetry
- Provision AWS environments with Terraform, configure IoT Core, set up CI/CD pipelines and monitoring, and manage least-privilege access
- Own service reliability through SLOs, alerting runbooks and incident response
What they look for
- Seven to twelve years in software or systems engineering, with at least four years building IoT platform backends or connected product infra
- Deep MQTT knowledge covering versions 3.1 and 5.0 and topic hierarchies
- Comfort making and documenting architectural decisions independently
- Disciplined remote work habits, flagging risks early
Questions about this job
Can I do this job remotely, and from which countries?
Yes. The posting lists Platform Architect and Backend Lead as a remote role for candidates in Pakistan.
What does this job pay?
No pay range is stated in the posting.
What experience is needed?
The posting asks for: seven to twelve years in software or systems engineering, with at least four years building IoT platform backends or connected product infra; deep MQTT knowledge covering versions 3.1 and 5.0 and topic hierarchies; comfort making and documenting architectural decisions independently.
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