Principal Software Architect

Overview

Principal Software Architect to lead the design and evolution of AI-enabled software platforms, translating product needs into scalable, secure, and responsible technical solutions.

What you'll do

• Research emerging AI/ML/genAI and evaluate fit for the product platform.
• Analyze features, data flows, and system designs for scalability, performance, security, and AI-readiness.
• Document current and future architectural patterns, including AI integration patterns and responsible AI guardrails.
• Define reference architectures for AI-enabled capabilities such as retrieval-augmented generation and inference services.
• Promote responsible AI practices covering privacy, security, explainability, bias mitigation, and regulatory awareness.
• Guide teams on AI-assisted engineering tools to improve productivity, quality, testing, and delivery.
• Communicate complex AI, data, and architecture concepts to technical and cross-functional colleagues.

What you'll need

• 10+ years in web application development, service-oriented architecture, cloud-native platforms, and AI-enabled application design (preferred).
• 10+ years in full-stack enterprise application development roles, with AI/automation/analytics/data-driven capability integration (preferred).
• 10+ years leading software engineering teams, including mentoring architects and engineers on AI adoption and architectural trade-offs (preferred).
• Ability to evaluate new technologies (including AI platforms/frameworks) with comparative analysis of benefits, risks, costs, and implementation.
• Strong problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Mastery-level software architecture and design, with understanding of AI-enabled system design patterns.

Details

• Location: Mansfield, MA (Remote).