Head of AI Architecture

Lenovo; Morrisville; On-site; CAD 322,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Lenovo is seeking a Senior Software Architect to oversee AI architecture spanning devices and cloud. You will guide cross-device runtimes, model orchestration, and platform services to enable scalable, secure AI features across millions of devices.

Lead collaboration with Infrastructure and Infosec, mentor engineers, and define release governance. This role focuses on future-proof architectures and fast, reliable delivery at scale.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software engineering and architecture experience in large-scale systems.
• Experience with AI stack: surfaces, orchestration, memory, models, and infra.
• Proven track record shipping AI or distributed software at scale.
• Experience architecting cross-device runtimes (Windows + Android) with cloud.
• Experience delivering software with OTA rollouts and governance at global scale.
• Expertise in designing complex distributed cloud-native platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture across the full software development and delivery cycle for AI experiences.
• Ensure AI features are performant, secure, reliable, observable, and privacy-conscious across devices.
• Guide hybrid model execution across local devices and cloud with routing and fallback.
• Define standards for release engineering, pipelines, governance, and rollback mechanisms.
• Drive cross-team architectural alignment and pragmatic tradeoffs for shipability.
• Partner with Infrastructure and Infosec to remove bottlenecks and ensure compliance.
• Mentor senior engineers and ICs to raise technical depth and execution.
• Ensure architecture is future-proof for SDKs, 3P integrations and experimentation.

Skills

Architectural design

Cross-device runtimes

Cloud integration

OTA rollouts

Security & compliance

Mentoring engineers

Job description

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Lenovo is a US$83 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #153 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY).

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Description and Requirements

About Our Team

• Own the architecture across the full software development and delivery cycle of AI experiences, spanning cross-device runtimes, hybrid AI execution, orchestration and knowledge frameworks, model runtimes and tuning, platform services, observability, security and Infosec compliance, release and OTA rollouts, partner enablement, and incubation.
• Ensure Lenovo’s AI features are designed for delivery at scale: performant, secure, reliable, observable, and privacy-conscious across millions of devices.
• Guide integration of hybrid model execution across local devices and cloud, with routing, fallback, and policy enforcement.
• Define standards for release engineering, pipelines, governance, and rollback mechanisms.
• Drive cross-team architectural alignment, making pragmatic tradeoffs to keep features shippable.
• Partner with inter-department Infrastructure and Infosec teams to remove bottlenecks and ensure compliance.
• Mentor senior engineers and ICs, raising technical depth and execution focus across the org.
• Ensure the architecture is future-proof and extensible, enabling SDKs, 3P agent integrations, and experimental innovation.

Basic Qualifications

• 15+ years of software engineering and architecture experience delivering large-scale, production-grade systems
• Experience with the full AI stack: experience surfaces, agentic orchestration, knowledge and memory systems, perception, model runtimes, evaluation, and infrastructure.
• Proven track record of shipping AI-driven or distributed software systems at scale.
• Experience architecting cross-device runtimes (Windows + Android) with cloud integration.
• Proven expertise in delivering software with OTA rollouts and preload governance at global scale.
• Expertise in designing complex distributed systems and cloud-native platforms, with broad knowledge across cloud providers (infrastructure, APIs, observability, and deployment).

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep expertise in the Microsoft ecosystem and Azure cloud including architecture, services, and enterprise-scale integration.
• Strong understanding of hybrid AI architectures, including local and cloud inference, model orchestration, and multimodal runtimes.
• Experience guiding globally distributed engineering organizations in agile or scaled agile (SAFe) environments.
• Recognized as a pragmatic software architect who enables engineering teams to deliver, not just design.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.

Additional Locations

* United States of America

PAY TRANSPARENCY

The anticipated annual compensation range for this position is230,000–300,000 USD. Final compensation will be based on relevant experience, skills, and business considerations. Individuals may also be considered for bonuses and/or commissions. Lenovo’s various benefits can be found at www.lenovobenefits.com

In compliance with Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (EPEWA), the expected application deadline for this position is 09-30-2026. This requirement applies to both internal and external candidates.

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