AI-Native Architect: Modernize Systems with AI-Driven Architecture

Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh (Allegheny County)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh seeks an AI-Native Architect to address architecture-scale challenges with AI assistance. You will modernize legacy systems, design new architectures, and prototype agentic workflows while guiding engineering teams and aligning work with strategic AI-native software engineering goals.

The role emphasizes applying AI to software engineering practices and sharing lessons with the broader technical community through

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or related discipline with eight (8) years of experience.
MS in the same fields with five (5) years of experience; OR PhD with two (2) years of experience.
Willing to undergo background investigation and obtain DoD security clearance.

Responsibilities

Assess customer system challenges and recommend technical solutions.
Review existing systems against current challenges and design modernization strategies.
Create novel architectures and reference architectures to address customer challenges.
Coach engineering teams in achieving architecture-scale changes.
Architect and prototype systems and agentic workflows.
Identify opportunities to apply AI to diverse architecture challenges.
Share experiences, solutions, and practice improvements with the technical community through publications and presentations.