Remote AI-First Cloud Architect Lead

Caylent; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay in USD

100% remote work

Generous holidays and flexible PTO

Competitive phantom equity

Paid for exams and certificates

Peer bonus awards

State of the art laptop and tools

Equipment & Office Stipend

Individual professional development

Annual Learning stipend

Global team culture

Job summary

Caylent is an AI-first cloud services company seeking an exceptional Enterprise Architect to lead the Cloud Native Applications team on large client engagements. You will design AI-first software and guide teams of engineers, architects, and project managers through complex, high-stakes programs.

You will work hands-on, influence technical direction, and ensure delivery excellence across enterprise environments while building trusted client partnerships.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software development and cloud-native systems.
• Experience managing professional services engagements with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong engineering practices and scalable architectures.
• Experience with backend languages and frontend frameworks; broad exposure is a plus.
• Learning and applying AI to improve client solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead software development project teams to deliver AI-first, production-ready solutions at scale.
• Own technical requirements gathering, architectural decisions, and backlog refinement.
• Lead discovery sessions with client stakeholders to form workable backlogs.
• Create architecture diagrams to document and defend designs to engineering and clients.
• Be hands-on with AI-first software development as a contributing team member.
• Develop and refine AI-driven testing across projects.
• Coach/mentor teammates and share best practices for high-stakes engagements.
• Serve as senior escalation point, identifying risks and protecting client relationships.
• Report status and risks to client leadership and participate in steering committees.

Skills

Cloud-native architectures

AWS expertise

AI-first software development

Client stakeholder leadership

Proposal scoping & pre-sales

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Python/Node.js

React/Vue/.NET

DynamoDB/PostgreSQL/MySQL

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Caylent is an AI-first cloud services company seeking an exceptional Enterprise Architect to lead the Cloud Native Applications team on large client engagements. You will design AI-first software and guide teams of engineers, architects, and project managers through complex, high-stakes programs.

You will work hands-on, influence technical direction, and ensure delivery excellence across enterprise environments while building trusted client partnerships.