Platform Strategy Chief Architect

Scorpion Therapeutics; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 215,000 - 358,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) & Health coverage

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking a senior platform engineering leader to own the technical strategy and target-state architecture for our enterprise-scale platform. You will guide engineering teams, define standards, and ensure secure, scalable delivery across the organization.

Collaborating with business and digital leaders, you will translate ambiguous needs into practical technical choices with measurable outcomes, while fostering a culture of excellence, governance, and continuous learning.

Qualifications

• 12+ years senior engineering/technical leadership in enterprise platforms/cloud.
• Experience owning technical strategy and architecture of a large platform.
• Proven ability to lead engineers, architects, and tech leads.
• Hands-on expertise in modern engineering, cloud, data/integration, APIs, security, and reliability.
• Experience partnering with senior business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own platform technical strategy and target-state architecture.
• Define architecture standards and integration patterns.
• Lead engineering teams building and operating the Platform.
• Translate business needs into technical choices and measurable outcomes.
• Establish governance, reliability, security, and observability.
• Foster high-performing team culture and continuous learning.

Skills

Senior engineering leadership

Platform architecture

Cloud technologies

APIs & integration

Stakeholder collaboration

Hands-on engineering

Education

BS in CS/Engineering/IS

Advanced degree

Job description

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking a senior platform engineering leader to own the technical strategy and target-state architecture for our enterprise-scale platform. You will guide engineering teams, define standards, and ensure secure, scalable delivery across the organization.

Collaborating with business and digital leaders, you will translate ambiguous needs into practical technical choices with measurable outcomes, while fostering a culture of excellence, governance, and continuous learning.