Senior Solution Architect - Data Platforms & AI

Code and Theory, LLC; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Code and Theory is seeking a Solution Architect at the Associate Director level to bridge technical depth and client strategy, translating complex requirements into elegant architecture decisions and guiding engineering teams through implementation.

You will define the technical vision for large-scale data platforms, designing the systems, standards, and integration patterns that power data-driven insights and predictive and generative models for enterprise clients.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software or data engineering experience with 2+ years focused on architecture or solutions design.
• Strong breadth across the modern technology stack: cloud, APIs, data, and platform ecosystems.
• Experience with data governance, privacy compliance, and security best practices.
• Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into data pipelines, with exposure to GenAI applications.
• Demonstrated ability to design scalable, maintainable systems and communicate them clearly.
• Experience working directly with client technical teams and translating business requirements into system design.
• Ability to operate as a trusted technical advisor to both client and internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead solution design and architecture decisions for mid-to-large scale client engagements, with a focus on data platforms, pipelines, and AI-enabled workflows
• Produce and present architecture artifacts: system diagrams, integration maps, ADRs, and technical standards
• Guide engineering teams through architecture implementation with hands‑on involvement during critical phases
• Facilitate technical discovery workshops and requirements sessions with client engineering, data, and IT stakeholders
• Evaluate and recommend cloud data platforms, frameworks, and third‑party integrations based on client requirements and constraints
• Identify and mitigate architectural risk across the project portfolio
• Contribute to pre‑sales technical scoping, RFP responses, and solution presentations
• Lead enterprise architecture discovery including current‑state assessment, gap analysis, and future‑state roadmapping
• Define platform architecture patterns for data pipelines, composable stacks, and API‑first ecosystems, including the integration of AI/ML capabilities into data flows
• Architect data foundations that connect marketing data ecosystems (GA4, advertising platforms, CRMs, CDPs) to analytics and ML workloads
• Partner with client and internal teams, including Machine Learning Engineering, to align architecture to enterprise security, privacy, compliance, and governance requirements
• Establish engineering standards, documentation, and best practices, and mentor engineers on architectural decision‑making
• Represent technical strategy in client executive briefings and RFP/SOW processes

Job description

Code and Theory is seeking a Solution Architect at the Associate Director level to bridge technical depth and client strategy, translating complex requirements into elegant architecture decisions and guiding engineering teams through implementation.

You will define the technical vision for large-scale data platforms, designing the systems, standards, and integration patterns that power data-driven insights and predictive and generative models for enterprise clients.