Senior AI-Native Architect

Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Tuition benefits

Paid time off

Life and disability insurance

Bus pass

Family concierge

Fitness center access

Job summary

Carnegie Mellon University seeks an AI-Native Architect to help organizations solve architecture-scale challenges using AI. You will modernize legacy systems, architect new references, and coach teams on AI-enabled software engineering practices.

The role focuses on agentic workflows, integration of AI into architecture, and collaboration with world-class engineers and researchers on national and global scale problems. Travel up to 25% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/SE with 10+ years of experience; OR MS with 8+ years; OR PhD with 5+ years.
• Willing to undergo background investigation and obtain/maintain a DoD security clearance.
• Willing to travel up to 25% to SEI offices, sponsor sites and conferences.
• Experience leading engineering teams on industry or government projects.
• Experience applying AI to improve software engineering activities.
• Experience drafting work proposals.

Responsibilities

• Assess customer system challenges and recommend technical solutions.
• Review existing systems and design modernization strategies.
• Create novel architectures and reference architectures for diverse domains.
• Coach engineering teams in achieving architecture-scale changes.
• Architect and prototype systems and agentic workflows.
• Identify opportunities to apply AI to diverse architecture challenges.
• Share experiences and best practices with the technical community via publications and presentations.

Skills

Software architecture

Engineering fundamentals

Architecture principles

Learning agility

Architecting at scale

Communication skills

Task planning

Collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE with 10+ years

MS in CS/SE with 8+ years

PhD in CS/SE with 5+ years

Job description

The future of software engineering is AI-native. Our team works to shape that future through pioneering research, practical engineering methods, and close collaboration with government, industry, and academia. At the AI-Native Software Engineering Directorate, we focus on how today's engineering teams can quickly exploit emerging technologies and harness AI capabilities to create and evolve software quickly without losing fundamental software qualities. To address this new world, we study and guide industry and government teams' use of AI in software engineering distill best practices and lessons from experiments and experience to shape AI-native software engineering pilot and transition improvements with organizations and measure their success create novel agents and agentic workflows to support software engineering apply AI to accelerate architecture-scale modernization help organizations establish AI-native software engineering practices guide organizations in evolving their software with architecture and AI-native approaches Our overarching goal is to create new workflows and tools that enable AI-paced delivery of software without loss of quality. We're seeking candidates with a demonstrated track record who are motivated to shape AI-native software engineering.

AI-Native Architect

As an AI-Native Architect, you will focus on helping organizations solve architecture-scale challenges with the assistance of AI. Common challenges include modernizing legacy systems, rearchitecting systems to enable insertion of new technologies, and creating new architectures and reference architectures across different domains. New challenges include creation and evolution of agentic workflows, both for business processes and software engineering activities.

• assessing customer system challenges and recommending technical solutions
• reviewing existing systems against today's challenges and designing modernization strategies
• creating novel architectures and reference architectures to address customer challenges
• coaching engineering teams in achieving architecture-scale changes
• architecting and prototyping systems and agentic workflows
• identifying opportunities to apply AI to diverse architecture challenges
• sharing experiences, solutions, and practice improvements with the technical community through publications and presentations

You will have the opportunity to work with world class software engineers, researchers, and data scientists working on national and global scale problems.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Comprehensive knowledge of software architecture and software engineering fundamentals
• Broad knowledge of architecture principles, practices, and tools
• Ability to quickly learn new problem domains and technologies
• A track record of architecting or rearchitecting systems at scale
• A track record of aligning development activities with planned architectures
• Ability to keep up with and adapt to rapidly changing technical advances
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to convey complex technical ideas in a layperson's terms to stakeholders with different backgrounds
• Proficiency developing task plans or roadmaps to solve complex problems
• Strong collaboration skills for working with colleagues and sponsors
• Willingness and ability to guide and mentor junior team members

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or related discipline with ten (10) years of experience; OR MS in the same fields with eight (8) years of experience; OR PhD with five (5) years of experience.
• You will be subject to a background investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a Department of War security clearance.
• Willing to travel up to 25% of the time to locations outside of your home location. Travel sites include SEI offices in Washington, D.C., sponsor sites, and conferences.

Desired Experience

• Experience leading engineering teams to produce successful outcomes for industry or government projects.
• Successful application of AI to improve software engineering activities.
• Experience working with leadership to plan, develop, and deliver an overall technical strategy.
• Experience drafting work proposals.

Benefits

• comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance as well as a generous retirement savings program with employer contributions
• tuition benefits
• paid time off and observed holidays
• life and accidental death and disability insurance
• free Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus pass
• access to our Family Concierge Team to help navigate childcare needs
• fitness center access, and much more!

Location Pittsburgh, PA

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Prospective Employee Disclosures

Carnegie Mellon University is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran.

Beyond credentials, we evaluate the role and responsibilities, your valuable work experience, and the knowledge gained through education and training. We appreciate your unique skills and the perspective you bring.

Your journey with us is about more than just a job; it’s about finding the perfect fit for your professional growth and personal aspirations.

When you join our staff, you’ll become an important part of our mission to create a healthier, safer, and more just life for all.

No matter what your role or location, you’ll connect and collaborate with dedicated, passionate colleagues – and you’ll have the satisfaction of delivering work that truly matters.

We cultivate a vibrant, welcoming environment where everyone is valued and encouraged to contribute and achieve.

In addition to competitive benefits and a robust support network, you’ll have access to many tools and resources to sharpen your abilities and professional skills, as well as opportunities to engage and share perspectives with a dynamic and inspiring community of uniquely talented staff, faculty, students, and alumni.

The future is awaiting your expertise and intellect. Come join the architects of what’s next.