Lead Enterprise AI Platform Architect

ByteDance; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 218,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance in San Jose seeks an architect-level contributor to lead design and adoption of enterprise AI agent capabilities, AI harness platforms, and RAG-based knowledge bases across the organization.

You will partner with product, engineering, data, security, and business teams to identify high-value AI use cases, shape platform roadmaps, and drive enterprise-wide adoption with governance and security considerations.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience working with two or more of the following: web application development, Unix/Linux environments, distributed and parallel systems, networking systems, developing large software systems.
• 5+ years software development experience preferably with Golang or Python.
• Experience driving enterprise AI adoption across multiple business units or internal product teams.
• Prior experience combining architect-level technical ownership with product management responsibilities.
• Strong understanding of AI system tradeoffs, including cost, latency, accuracy, reliability, safety, and user experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and adoption of enterprise AI agent capabilities and AI harness platforms.
• Define architecture principles, patterns, and governance for enterprise AI agent and RAG-based development.
• Partner with product, engineering, data, security and business teams to identify high-value AI use cases and guide them to production.
• Provide technical leadership on AI reliability, scalability, observability, cost optimization, privacy, security, and responsible AI practices.
• Apply product management thinking to define platform vision, user journeys, and adoption metrics.
• Influence stakeholders to align AI platform capabilities with enterprise strategy.
• Mentor engineers and platform teams through architecture reviews and deep-dives.

Skills

Software development

Enterprise AI adoption

Product management

Architect-level ownership

AI tradeoffs understanding

Education

BS degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Golang

Python

Job description

ByteDance in San Jose seeks an architect-level contributor to lead design and adoption of enterprise AI agent capabilities, AI harness platforms, and RAG-based knowledge bases across the organization.

You will partner with product, engineering, data, security, and business teams to identify high-value AI use cases, shape platform roadmaps, and drive enterprise-wide adoption with governance and security considerations.