AI Platform Architect for Scalable, Autonomous Solutions

Chain IQ Group AG; Portugal; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Chain IQ Group AG is building an AI-native procurement platform, defining architectural direction and reusable patterns across product and engineering teams. This hands-on technical leadership role focuses on architecture, engineering standards, and platform evolution rather than people management.

You will collaborate with Product Engineering, Platform Engineering, Data, Security, and Product Management to scale the platform while maintaining reliability and security.

Qualifications

• Design large-scale software platforms and distributed systems.
• Cloud-native architecture and modern engineering practices.
• Mentor senior engineers through technical leadership.
• Establish technical standards across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the architecture for the AI platform supporting intelligent procurement products.
• Establish reusable architectural patterns for agent orchestration, workflow execution, tool integration, memory, context management, and platform services.
• Define engineering standards covering APIs, distributed systems, observability, testing, deployment, documentation, and operational excellence.
• Guide architectural decisions across Product Engineering, Platform Engineering, Data, Security, and Product teams.
• Drive the evolution of the ASDLC, leveraging automation and autonomous agents.
• Identify reusable platform capabilities to reduce duplication and speed delivery.
• Review technical designs and provide architectural guidance for major initiatives.
• Partner with engineering teams to balance long-term platform evolution with product delivery.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and frameworks, adopting them where value is created, avoiding unnecessary complexity.
• Mentor senior engineers through design reviews and architectural leadership.
• Champion engineering practices that improve developer experience, platform reliability, and scalability.

Skills

Large-scale platforms

Distributed systems

Cloud-native

Microservices

APIs

Event-driven

Tech leadership

Mentoring seniors

Communication

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

AWS

Job description

Chain IQ Group AG is building an AI-native procurement platform, defining architectural direction and reusable patterns across product and engineering teams. This hands-on technical leadership role focuses on architecture, engineering standards, and platform evolution rather than people management.

You will collaborate with Product Engineering, Platform Engineering, Data, Security, and Product Management to scale the platform while maintaining reliability and security.