Senior AI & SaaS Platform Architect

Intellispec; The Woodlands, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

401(k) match

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

IntelliSPEC is seeking a Principal Architect to define and govern the end-to-end architecture for its AI-enabled, multi-tenant SaaS platform. You will set standards across the frontend, backend, data, AI, cloud, and edge layers, ensuring scalable, secure, and maintainable systems.

You will collaborate with product, engineering, and DevSecOps leaders to translate vision into roadmaps, mentor teams, and guide technology choices for a safety-critical industrial environment.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in software architecture, platform engineering, or senior technical leadership roles.
• Proven experience architecting large-scale SaaS applications using modern web stacks.
• Strong hands-on expertise with MERN-stack technologies, including React, Node.js, and MongoDB.
• Deep experience designing API-first and microservices-based SaaS platforms.
• Strong understanding of frontend architecture patterns, state management, and performance optimization for React applications.
• Hands-on experience with MongoDB data modeling, indexing strategies, and scalable data access patterns.
• Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into SaaS platforms, including data pipelines and inference workflows.
• Hands-on experience with cloud-native platforms (Azure preferred), containerization, and Kubernetes.
• Ability to define architectural standards, reference implementations, and technology roadmaps.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence executives, architects, and senior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Define and own IntelliSPEC’s end-to-end SaaS architecture across frontend, backend, data, AI, and cloud layers.
• Establish architectural standards for React-based web applications and Node.js backend services.
• Own MongoDB data architecture including schema design, performance optimization, and lifecycle management.
• Ensure AI capabilities are architected responsibly and integrated cleanly into SaaS workflows.
• Partner with Product and Engineering leaders to translate platform vision into executable roadmaps.
• Review and approve major architectural decisions, designs, and technology selections.
• Ensure platform scalability, availability, security, and performance meet enterprise SaaS expectations.
• Collaborate with DevSecOps to align architecture with CI/CD, security, compliance, and operational readiness.
• Mentor architects and senior engineers, raising the technical bar across the organization.

Skills

MERN stack

React

Node.js

MongoDB

API-first

Microservices

Frontend architecture

Tools

Azure

Kubernetes

Next.js

Job description

IntelliSPEC is seeking a Principal Architect to define and govern the end-to-end architecture for its AI-enabled, multi-tenant SaaS platform. You will set standards across the frontend, backend, data, AI, cloud, and edge layers, ensuring scalable, secure, and maintainable systems.

You will collaborate with product, engineering, and DevSecOps leaders to translate vision into roadmaps, mentor teams, and guide technology choices for a safety-critical industrial environment.