Senior Software Architect

o9 Solutions; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

o9 Solutions seeks a Principal/Senior Architect to define and evolve the end-to-end architecture of our AI-heavy enterprise platform. You will set standards, ensure scalable, secure, and resilient designs, and partner with engineering leadership to translate complex problems into robust solutions.

You will lead data pipelines, MLOps practices, and deployment strategies for deep learning and agentic AI systems, mentoring engineers and shaping long-term platform direction across teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software architecture experience in production-grade systems.
• 5+ years specializing in deep learning and data engineering.
• Strong CS fundamentals and cloud/architecture exposure.

Responsibilities

• Define, own, and evolve the end-to-end architecture for a large AI-heavy platform.
• Architect scalable, secure data pipelines and MLOps practices for deployment.
• Lead model lifecycle management, training, and retrieval-focused AI systems.
• Mentor senior and staff engineers, setting standards across teams.

Skills

Python

Deep Learning

Data Engineering

Distributed Systems

Architectural Leadership

Education

Computer Science degree

Tools

Scala

Kotlin

Rust

Python

Job description

Transforming the Future of Enterprise Planning At o9, our mission is to be the Most Value-Creating Platform for enterprises by transforming decision-making through our AI-first approach. By integrating siloed planning capabilities and capturing millions—even billions—in value leakage, we help businesses plan smarter and faster. This not only enhances operational efficiency but also reduces waste, leading to better outcomes for both businesses and the planet. Global leaders like Google, PepsiCo, Walmart, T-Mobile, AB InBev, and Starbucks trust o9 to optimize their supply chains.

Role Summary

We are seeking a Principal/ Senior Architect to define, own, and evolve the end-to-end architecture of o9's enterprise platform, which is increasingly AI-heavy. This role serves as a technical authority across the organization, responsible for setting architectural direction, establishing standards, and ensuring the successful production deployment of advanced data, software and AI systems. The Principal AI Architect will operate at the intersection of deep learning, data engineering, software engineering and MLOps, driving long-term platform strategy while partnering closely with engineering leadership to translate complex business problems into scalable, secure, and resilient technical architectures.

What You Will Do

• Define, own, and continuously evolve the end-to-end architecture for o9's enterprise platform, ensuring solutions meet enterprise standards for scalability, reliability, security, performance, and cost efficiency when deploying technically-advanced products with a significant amount of deep learning models embedded in them.
• Architect and guide the implementation of scalable, secure data pipelines using modern AI-boosted data engineering technologies, enabling efficient ingestion, processing, and serving of large volumes of structured and unstructured data.
• Lead the productionalization of AI systems by defining and governing MLOps best practices, including model registries, automated training and retraining pipelines, CI/CD for ML, deployment strategies, and continuous monitoring to detect model drift, data drift, and performance degradation.
• Design, train, fine-tune, and deploy deep learning as well as Agentic models, implementing advanced architectures such as Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and integrating vector database technologies to enable scalable, low-latency, and context-aware AI applications.
• Serve as a principal-level technical leader, mentoring senior and staff engineers, leading architecture and design reviews, and setting engineering standards and patterns that ensure consistency and quality across teams.
• Translate complex business, product, and operational requirements into clear, durable technical architectures, balancing short-term delivery needs with long-term platform evolution.

What You’ll Bring Experience

• 10+ years of experience in software architecture and building large-scale, production-grade systems, with 5+ years of specialization in deep learning and data engineering, supported by strong computer science fundamentals.
• Deep Learning & AI Expertise: Strong proficiency in modern deep learning frameworks and agentic AI systems, with hands-on experience across model development, fine-tuning, deployment, and lifecycle management.
• Data Technologies: Proven experience handling unstructured and semi-structured data and working with modern data engineering technologies to support large-scale, distributed AI workloads.
• Programming & System Design: Mastery of Python, solid backend engineering experience, and deep expertise in algorithms, data structures, distributed systems, and large-scale system design.
• Additional experience with other languages such as Scala, Kotlin and Rust is highly desirable.
• Big Data & Distributed Computing: Demonstrated experience processing large datasets and building solutions using distributed computing frameworks in production environments.
• Architectural Leadership: Ability to influence architectural decisions across teams, drive technical consensus, and make trade-off decisions that shape long-term platform direction.

More about us

At o9, transparency and open communication are at the core of our culture. Collaboration thrives across all levels—hierarchy, distance, or function never limit innovation or teamwork. Beyond work, we encourage volunteering opportunities, social impact initiatives, and diverse cultural celebrations. With a $3.7 billion valuation and a global presence across Dallas, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Madrid, London, Paris, Tokyo, Seoul, and Munich, o9 is among the fastest-growing technology companies in the world. Through our aim10x vision, we are committed to AI-powered management, driving 10x improvements in enterprise decision-making. Our Enterprise Knowledge Graph enables businesses to anticipate risks, adapt to market shifts, and gain real-time visibility. By automating millions of decisions and reducing manual interventions by up to 90%, we empower enterprises to drive profitable growth, reduce inefficiencies, and create lasting value.

o9 is an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, ensuring a fair and unbiased hiring process.

Join us as we continue our growth journey! We have a vision. Our Digital Brain, o9's AI-powered platform, is being used by global enterprises to drive their digital transformations. The integrated planning and operational efficiencies we provide is helping businesses do more, be more and mean more to the world at large. Because businesses that plan better, reduce waste, creating value for themselves and the planet. But we also have a vision for our people. We want the most talented, committed and driven people to power our transformative approach. As an individual and in a team, your actions reflect our values. In return, we’ll provide a nurturing environment where you can be a part of something special.