Principal Architect, AI Assistant Ecosystems

Amadeus; Nice; On-site; EUR 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Amadeus is seeking a Principal Architect for the AI Assistant Speedboat to define the architecture of AI-native travel capabilities exposed via APIs, agents, and orchestration layers. You will collaborate with PMs, engineering, and partners to deliver scalable, secure, and observable solutions for AI ecosystems.

The role emphasizes leadership across multiple teams, guiding technical strategy and ensuring rapid, reliable adoption of new travel capabilities in a fast-moving, innovation-driven

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing enterprise-scale distributed systems.
• Expertise in API-first, service-oriented and cloud-native architectures.
• Experience defining architecture for externally consumed platforms or marketplaces.
• Strong understanding of integration patterns and system orchestration.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to influence technical strategy across teams.
• Experience leading architecture initiatives from concept through production deployment.

Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end AI-native solution architectures enabling external AI assistants to discover and execute Amadeus capabilities.
• Design agent-ready services and interaction patterns for AI interoperability.
• Ensure platform integration with Amadeus Open Platform and governance standards.
• Lead architectural reviews, guide engineering teams, and mentor peers.
• Drive production readiness, observability, security, cost efficiency, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Enterprise-scale systems

API-first architecture

Cloud-native designs

System orchestration

Stakeholder management

Technical leadership

External platform integration

Job description

Amadeus is seeking a Principal Architect for the AI Assistant Speedboat to define the architecture of AI-native travel capabilities exposed via APIs, agents, and orchestration layers. You will collaborate with PMs, engineering, and partners to deliver scalable, secure, and observable solutions for AI ecosystems.

The role emphasizes leadership across multiple teams, guiding technical strategy and ensuring rapid, reliable adoption of new travel capabilities in a fast-moving, innovation-driven