Principal Architect: AI-Driven Solutions Leader

Remote; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Remote seeks a Principal Architect to own end-to-end solution architecture for client accounts, overseeing technical credibility and multi-workstream delivery. You will lead architecture decisions, guide AI-assisted development, and align with executive stakeholders.

The role focuses on technology-agnostic design, with responsibility to defend designs, set standards, and ensure architectural integrity across delivery locations, with occasional client-facing travel as needed.

Qualifications

• 11+ years in enterprise technology roles with 8+ years owning solution architecture on client-facing, multi-workstream programs.
• Proven experience as the client-facing architecture owner, able to defend design decisions to VP/C-level stakeholders.
• Fluency in modern application architecture, API/integration design, cloud infrastructure, and non-functional requirements.
• Hands-on experience directing AI coding agents as part of an agent-orchestrated delivery model.
• Ability to resolve ambiguous requirements into a defensible, phased architecture.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end solution architecture for the account, aligning with business goals and enterprise architecture standards.
• Define and defend the target-state architecture and roadmap directly to client executive stakeholders.
• Drive design decisions across API design, integrations, cloud infrastructure, and non-functional requirements.
• Set coding standards and technology choices across workstreams once the stack is confirmed.
• Review and approve high-level designs and hold final sign-off authority on architecture decisions.
• Evaluate and integrate new tools, frameworks, and AI/agentic capabilities into the delivery model.
• Direct and prompt AI coding agents for architecture-level proofs of concept and feasibility validation.
• Partner with the Tech Product Manager and Delivery Lead to align architecture with delivery timelines.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to India-based Principal Architect and Solution Architect for coherence.
• Escalate cross-cutting architectural risks and represent the account technically to client leadership.

Skills

Solution architecture

Enterprise architecture

Cloud architecture

API design

AI agent orchestration

Stakeholder management

Education

TOGAF / cloud certification

Tools

Claude Code

Job description

Remote seeks a Principal Architect to own end-to-end solution architecture for client accounts, overseeing technical credibility and multi-workstream delivery. You will lead architecture decisions, guide AI-assisted development, and align with executive stakeholders.

The role focuses on technology-agnostic design, with responsibility to defend designs, set standards, and ensure architectural integrity across delivery locations, with occasional client-facing travel as needed.