Senior Platform Architect – Cloud, AI & Data

Symphony Industrial AI, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

SymphonyAI Industrial is seeking a Software Architect to join our customer applications team and shape the evolution of our industrial AI platform. This senior role focuses on scalable, cloud‑native architectures while staying hands‑on with engineering teams.

You will lead architecture discussions, reverse‑engineer existing systems, and drive modernization across data pipelines, AI/ML workflows, and user‑facing apps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ years in senior or principal‑level architecture roles.
• Strong proficiency in modern programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, C#, TypeScript).
• Extensive experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), containers, and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the platform‑level architecture across cloud, edge, data, and AI systems, with a focus on scalability, resilience, and long‑term extensibility.
• Design end‑to‑end system architectures, from industrial data ingestion and microservices to AI/ML workflows and user‑facing applications.
• Act as a technical thought partner to engineering, ML, and product leaders—shaping decisions early rather than reviewing them late.
• Reverse‑engineer existing systems, legacy platforms, and third‑party integrations to uncover constraints, risks, and opportunities for modernization.
• Define and document clear architectural patterns, reference designs, and system flows that accelerate development and reduce ambiguity.
• Drive adoption of modern, cloud‑native and event‑driven architectures, including microservices, APIs, orchestration, and data pipelines.
• Stay current on emerging technologies across AI, distributed systems, and developer platforms—prototyping and validating where appropriate.
• Lead by example through hands‑on technical engagement, design reviews, and selective code contributions.
• Identify systemic bottlenecks, architectural debt, and scaling risks—and proactively drive solutions.

Skills

Microservice architecture

Cloud-native design

APIs and messaging/eventing

Full-stack depth

AI/ML familiarity

Architectural documentation

Leadership & collaboration

Enterprise SaaS / industrial platforms

Programming languages (Python, Java, C

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS/Azure/GCP

Containers

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

SymphonyAI Industrial is seeking a Software Architect to join our customer applications team and shape the evolution of our industrial AI platform. This senior role focuses on scalable, cloud‑native architectures while staying hands‑on with engineering teams.

You will lead architecture discussions, reverse‑engineer existing systems, and drive modernization across data pipelines, AI/ML workflows, and user‑facing apps.