Principal Architect - AI-Native Global Trade Platform

GTOS; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

GTOS is seeking a Principal Architect to own the end-to-end system architecture for its AI-native operating platform in the Austin area. The role requires guiding integration patterns, APIs, and architectural standards while aligning technical roadmaps with business goals.

You will mentor engineers, assess new technologies, and support project planning to ensure delivery of complex distributed systems. This is a founding principal or core platform builder role based on a U.S.

Qualifications

• Strong background in system architecture and design for large-scale distributed platforms.
• Hands-on software development experience with modern languages, frameworks, and cloud-native design.
• Expertise in integration patterns, API design, and data exchange between heterogeneous systems.
• Demonstrated project management skills leading cross-functional technical initiatives from concept to delivery.
• Experience designing secure, high-availability systems in SaaS or platform-based products.
• Familiarity with AI/ML-driven architectures or data-intensive applications is highly beneficial.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/Engineering or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Track record of mentorship and architectural leadership within engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and own GTOS' overall system architecture for the AI-native operating platform.
• Collaborate with engineering to design and review software solutions and integration patterns.
• Establish architectural standards, best practices, and API guidance across teams.
• Translate business requirements into technical roadmaps and drive delivery of complex distributed systems.
• Provide technical mentorship and participate in critical design decisions and code reviews.

Skills

System architecture

Software development

API design

Project management

Security & high availability

AI/ML architectures

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

NestJS

Fastify

Next.js

Nx

Turborepo

Prisma

Drizzle

tRPC

Zod

TanStack

Temporal

Kafka

PostgreSQL

OpenTelemetry

DevSecOps

Job description

GTOS is seeking a Principal Architect to own the end-to-end system architecture for its AI-native operating platform in the Austin area. The role requires guiding integration patterns, APIs, and architectural standards while aligning technical roadmaps with business goals.

You will mentor engineers, assess new technologies, and support project planning to ensure delivery of complex distributed systems. This is a founding principal or core platform builder role based on a U.S.