AI-Driven Systems Architect — Cross-Functional Impact

SharkNinja; Needham (MA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) matching

Employee stock purchase program

Generous paid time off

Job summary

SharkNinja, headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts, is building Unit 26—a small elite team tasked with solving unowned problems across the company. This role demands a hands-on architect who can own an app, AI agent, or system that doesn’t yet exist, influencing how we run the business and its products.

You’ll work across SharkNinja with executive sponsorship from day one, building on a global innovation engine that touches tens of millions of homes and delivering value with pace and ownership.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing and shipping complex software systems.
• Proficiency in at least one modern language (Python/TypeScript/C#).
• Strong cloud architecture, APIs, and data engineering skills.
• Experience building with LLMs or AI agents is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Identify cross-functional problems and define the desired outcomes.
• Partner with leaders to define constraints and success metrics.
• Architect and build production-grade software and data systems.
• Prove value with measurable savings and speed gains.
• Make fast, pragmatic architecture decisions balancing buy/build.
• Deliver with documentation and handoff for scale.

Skills

Software architecture

System design

Cloud architecture

APIs

AI/LLMs

Education

Bachelor's Degree Required

Tools

Python

TypeScript

C#

LLMs/AI

Job description

SharkNinja, headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts, is building Unit 26—a small elite team tasked with solving unowned problems across the company. This role demands a hands-on architect who can own an app, AI agent, or system that doesn’t yet exist, influencing how we run the business and its products.

You’ll work across SharkNinja with executive sponsorship from day one, building on a global innovation engine that touches tens of millions of homes and delivering value with pace and ownership.