Architectural Intelligence Designer

UNLOCKLAND; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI-driven real estate platform in the United States seeks an Architectural Intelligence Designer. This role focuses on evaluating development sites using data-aware 3D tools and interpreting zoning regulations. Ideal candidates will have a background in architecture and be comfortable with early-stage design. Strong analytical skills and clear communication are essential. Join a collaborative team to enhance modeling workflows and ensure compliance with design constraints.

Qualifications

• Experience with early-stage feasibility or schematic design.
• Comfortable making assumptions when data is incomplete – and explaining them.
• Ability to critique tools, not just use them.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate real development sites using a 3D, constraint-aware platform.
• Interpret zoning rules, envelopes, setbacks, FSR/GFA/NFA, and massing limits.
• Identify conflicts between geometry, regulations, and feasibility metrics.
• Communicate tradeoffs clearly (design quality vs yield vs compliance).
• Suggest improvements to 3D modeling, UX, and calculation workflows.

Skills

Background in architecture, urban design, or building design

Strong understanding of zoning, envelopes, massing, and unit planning

Ability to reason spatially and analytically

Clear communicator of design tradeoffs and constraints

Tools

Rhino

Revit

SketchUp

Job description

UnlockLand is A decision system establishing the foundation for development decisions

— a unified intelligence layer that empowers developers, investors, and asset managers to analyze, plan, and optimize properties in minutes, not weeks.

By combining proprietary AI, spatial data, financial modelling, and market analytics, our platform delivers automated feasibility studies, cost modelling, predictive analytics, and scenario planning — all within a collaborative, cloud-based interface.

Recognized as:

• 2025 Canada’s Top 100 AI Startups
• BC Tech Startup of the Year
• BC Tech AI Game changer

We believe real estate decisions should be data-first, transparent, and scalable, so that complex development projects become more predictable, capital-efficient, and aligned with stakeholder goals.

The Role

We are looking for an Architectural Intelligence Designer who is comfortable working between design intent and development logic.

This role is not about producing polished renderings. Instead, it focuses on how early-stage design decisions are tested, evaluated, iterated, and communicated using data-aware 3D tools.

You will explore real sites inside our platform and help us understand:

• How designers read constraints
• How assumptions are formed
• Where digital workflows break down
• How design + calculation loops can be improved

What You’ll Do

• Evaluate real development sites using a 3D, constraint-aware platform
• Interpret zoning rules, envelopes, setbacks, FSR/GFA/NFA, and massing limits
• Identify conflicts between geometry, regulations, and feasibility metrics
• Communicate tradeoffs clearly (design quality vs yield vs compliance)
• Suggest improvements to 3D modeling, UX, and calculation workflows
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and development teams to refine tools

What We’re Looking For

Core Skills

• Background in architecture, urban design, or building design
• Strong understanding of zoning, envelopes, massing, and unit planning
• Ability to reason spatially and analytically
• Comfortable making assumptions when data is incomplete — and explaining them
• Clear communicator of design tradeoffs and constraints

Workflow Mindset

• Experience with early-stage feasibility or schematic design
• Familiarity with digital modeling tools (Rhino, Revit, SketchUp, or similar)
• Ability to critique tools, not just use them

Bonus (Not Required)

• Exposure to development pro formas or yield analysis
• Experience working with developers or planners
• Interest in PropTech, AI, or computational design