Principal Software Architect — AI Platform & Scale

Verita AI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health Insurance Stipend

Bonus

Job summary

Verita AI is building a job marketplace for frontier AI talent. We are seeking a principal software architect to own systems architecture across our core platform, including the talent marketplace, annotation and evaluation systems, and analytics. This is a hands-on IC role with code review and migrations leadership.

You will define the platform’s core model, durable interfaces, and security standards, while delivering product outcomes for 100,000+ experts and researchers.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of production software experience with systems-level impact.
• Hands-on with Python (Django/FastAPI) and PostgreSQL in distributed systems.
• Experience with AWS, Terraform, IAM, SSO/OIDC, and safe deployment practices.

Responsibilities

• Own the platform architecture across Verita's core systems.
• Write code, review changes, and lead migrations while delivering products.
• Define secure, reliable interfaces and durable domain models.
• Collaborate with researchers and engineers to scale the marketplace.

Skills

Communication

Analytical mindset

Data-driven decisions

Ambiguity tolerance

Entrepreneurial mindset

Tools

Python

Django

FastAPI

PostgreSQL

AWS

Terraform

IAM

SSO

OIDC

Observability

Job description

Verita AI is building a job marketplace for frontier AI talent. We are seeking a principal software architect to own systems architecture across our core platform, including the talent marketplace, annotation and evaluation systems, and analytics. This is a hands-on IC role with code review and migrations leadership.

You will define the platform’s core model, durable interfaces, and security standards, while delivering product outcomes for 100,000+ experts and researchers.