Senior AI Architect: Build an AI-First Platform (Remote)

Banyan Software; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Next Chapter Technology, an operating company of Banyan Software, seeks a Senior AI Architect to lead NCT’s move to an AI-first platform. This hands-on role combines building with leadership, ideal for a top-tier engineer energized by legacy transformation.

You will design and ship the first AI-driven capability, then scale the team and codify modern workflows while maintaining strict compliance with government-adjacent rules (HIPAA, CJIS).

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on software engineering with modernizing architectures and cloud-native/ DevSecOps practices.
• Proven history shipping AI/ML systems end-to-end to real users (data pipelines, modeling, deployment, monitoring).
• Founding or first AI engineer who delivers baseline architecture independently.
• Excellent judgment on build-vs-buy decisions for a 15-year-old Microsoft-stack platform.

Responsibilities

• AI-First Modernization: design and build foundational AI capabilities (RAG systems, code generation, LLM orchestration, multi-agent workflows).
• Platform Modernization: refactor legacy components into scalable cloud-native services with AI automation.
• Safe, Compliant Execution: deploy features with feature flags, shadow mode, monitoring under HIPAA/CJIS rules.
• Partnership with Banyan Ecosystem: collaborate with central AI initiatives to accelerate local product value.

Skills

Deep Software Breadth

Production AI Experience

Build-Solo Appetite

Refactoring Judgment

Humility & Commercial Acumen

Job description

Next Chapter Technology, an operating company of Banyan Software, seeks a Senior AI Architect to lead NCT’s move to an AI-first platform. This hands-on role combines building with leadership, ideal for a top-tier engineer energized by legacy transformation.

You will design and ship the first AI-driven capability, then scale the team and codify modern workflows while maintaining strict compliance with government-adjacent rules (HIPAA, CJIS).