Architecture Chief Architect Remote (US)

A8 Core; Northern (KY); Remote; USD 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

A8 Core is seeking a Chief Architect to own the long-term technology vision and architecture strategy for the platform that powers millions of accounts and trillions of transactions. The role leads architectural governance, cloud strategy, security architecture, AI governance, and platform modernization initiatives.

Remote (United States) role reporting to the CEO, with responsibility to drive modernization, security, reliability, and cross-team engineering excellence across the entire platform.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of software engineering experience.
• 15+ years in architecture leadership roles.
• Experience building large-scale SaaS platforms.
• Experience operating regulated financial systems.

Responsibilities

• Mentor Distinguished Engineers and Principal Architects.
• Partner with executive leadership to align technology with business goals.
• Evaluate emerging technologies for strategic impact across the platform.
• Ensure security, scalability, and maintainability across all systems.
• Drive engineering excellence across all teams.

Skills

20+ years software engineering

15+ years architecture leadership

Large-scale SaaS platforms

Regulated financial systems

Job description

Service status · A8 Core™ · The Operating System for Financial Accounts · The account operating system · API-first

The Chief Architect is the senior-most technical leader within A8 Core™.

Location Remote (United States) Reports to Chief Executive Officer Team Architecture

The Chief Architect is the senior-most technical leader within A8 Core™.

This role owns the long-term technology vision, architecture strategy, engineering standards, architecture governance, cloud strategy, security architecture, AI architecture, and platform modernization roadmap.

The Chief Architect serves as the steward of the platform’s future and ensures that technology decisions made today continue to support customers, regulators, operators, and developers for the next decade and beyond.

What you’ll own

• Funding rails
• Custody platform
• Retirement administration
• Alternative assets
• API platform

Cloud Strategy

• Infrastructure standards
• Reliability architecture

Security Strategy

• Identity architecture
• Data protection
• AI governance
• Agentic systems
• AI operational controls

Responsibilities

• Mentor Distinguished Engineers and Principal Architects
• Partner with executive leadership
• Evaluate emerging technologies
• Ensure security, scalability, and maintainability
• Drive engineering excellence across all teams

Qualifications

Required

• 20+ years software engineering experience
• 15+ years architecture leadership experience
• Experience building large-scale SaaS platforms
• Experience operating regulated financial systems

Technical environment

Core Platform

Cloud

Security

AI

Your first year

First 90 Days

• Complete platform assessment
• Publish architecture principles

First 6 Months

• Finalize modernization roadmap

First 12 Months

• Deliver measurable platform modernization
• Improve reliability and engineering productivity
• Advance AI and security initiatives

Join the team

Why join A8 Core™

You will help define the future of financial infrastructure and shape a platform capable of supporting millions of accounts and billions of financial transactions.