Senior AI Platform Architect & Tech Lead (Remote)

twentysix; Netherlands; Remote; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Monks seeks a Lead Engineer to own the technical vision for a greenfield AI document processing and case management project. You will serve as the primary engineering contact for the client, translating ambitious goals into feasible architecture and guiding a talented team to deliver robust results.

This hands-on leadership role requires blending architectural design, client consultation, and direct technical contribution to ensure high-quality, scalable software solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering with leadership experience.
• Experience architecting and leading development of complex data-centric systems.
• Exceptional client-facing skills and ability to communicate complex topics to diverse stakeholders.
• Strong technical gravitas enabling guidance of a skilled engineering team.
• Pragmatic mindset balancing technical excellence with project constraints.

Responsibilities

• Architectural ownership of end-to-end system design and decisions.
• Lead as the client’s primary technical partner, aligning with client goals.
• Translate business requirements into technical roadmaps and concrete designs.
• Mentor and guide the team, breaking down complex topics for clarity.
• Balance hands-on coding with high-level solutioning on critical components.
• Ensure technical quality and delivery milestones in collaboration with management.
• Collaborate with client to manage technical debt and trade-offs between speed and quality.

Skills

Software engineering leadership

Data-centric architecture

Client-facing communication

Technical gravitas

Pragmatic mindset

Curiosity & learning

Feasibility analysis

Tools

Python

Data pipelines

Job description

Monks seeks a Lead Engineer to own the technical vision for a greenfield AI document processing and case management project. You will serve as the primary engineering contact for the client, translating ambitious goals into feasible architecture and guiding a talented team to deliver robust results.

This hands-on leadership role requires blending architectural design, client consultation, and direct technical contribution to ensure high-quality, scalable software solutions.