Software Architect - AI Accelerated Engineering Lead (East)

Slalom; New York (NY); On-site; USD 137,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time off & holidays

Parental leave

401(k) with match

Health, dental, & vision

Well-being reimbursements

Insurance discounts

Job summary

Slalom, a leading AI-enabled engineering and technology consultancy, seeks a Software Architect to own client solution architecture and lead AI-first engineering adoption. You will guide teams in creating scalable, secure, and observable AI-powered software within a collaborative environment spanning engineers, product leaders, designers, and data practitioners.

You will design flows and guardrails across the SDLC, ensure safe AI integration, and mentor teams while prototyping new AI-driven

Qualifications

• 6+ years building and operating production software with architecture leadership.

Responsibilities

• Redefine the AI-first SDLC with architecture patterns and guardrails.
• Lead context engineering strategies for accurate, reliable AI-driven development.
• Orchestrate multi-developer teams with AI agents and engineers.
• Build and codify reusable AI-enabled platforms and CI/CD hooks.
• Prototype and harden AI-driven solutions with DevOps and observability.

Skills

AI-first architecture

Architectural leadership

APIs & microservices

Cloud & DevOps

TypeScript/Node, Python, or Java

React/Next, modern frameworks

Guardrails and security

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Cursor

Claude Code

Job description

As a Software Architect, you will own the architecture of client solutions while pioneering the next generation of AI-empowered software development. You’ll lead teams in adopting AI-first engineering practices—bringing clarity, structure, and guardrails to how organizations build with generative AI.

Who you’ll work with

You’ll join a tightly knit product team—engineers, product leaders, designers, and data practitioners—who co‑create modern software with our customers. We move from discovery to delivery together, pairing on code, pressure‑testing ideas with real users, and turning learnings into ship‑ready increments. You’ll collaborate with customer stakeholders and field teams to bring outside‑in insights into the roadmap, and you’ll help enable clients on the practices and tools we use so they can sustain value long after launch. Think craft‑driven Builders who care about outcomes, not just output.

What you’ll do

• Redefine the AI-first SDLC: Design flows, patterns, and guardrails that integrate generative AI from ideation through operations.
• Lead with context engineering: Apply and guide strategies like prompt templating, embeddings, retrieval-augmented generation, and data grounding to ensure AI-driven development is accurate, reliable, and safe.
• Manage GenAI-driven teams: Orchestrate multi-developer environments where AI agents and engineers work side by side—ensuring productivity, quality, and responsible adoption.
• Ship AI-enabled platforms: Build and codify repeatable practices such as evaluation harnesses, code-review agents, context packs, and CI/CD hooks.
• Stay hands‑on: Own product architecture while prototyping and hardening AI-driven solutions using modern DevOps and observability practices.
• Enable and transform: Coach teams and client stakeholders on AI-accelerated ways of working; translate complex AI concepts into clear business outcomes.

What you’ll bring

• Experience: 6+ years building and operating production software, with proven leadership in system or platform architecture.
• Hands‑on AI-accelerated development: Daily use of agentic IDEs and advanced tooling (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) beyond basic chat interfaces.
• Proven track record with GenAI integration: Experience delivering solutions where multiple developers collaborated with generative AI and AI agents using context engineering strategies.
• Architecture expertise: Deep knowledge of APIs, microservices, eventing, reliability, and security.
• Programming skills: Proficiency in languages like TypeScript/Node, Python, or Java; comfort with React/Next and modern frameworks.
• Cloud & DevOps: Strong background with AWS/Azure/GCP, Kubernetes, CI/CD, IaC, and production observability.
• Leadership & communication: Ability to guide teams, mentor engineers, and articulate value to both technical and business audiences.

Bonus Skills

• AI orchestration frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex), vector databases, or model routing experience.
• MLOps, AI governance, or safety practices.
• Contributions to open source or thought leadership in AI-accelerated engineering.

About Us

Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, many successful enterprise and mid-market companies, and 500+ public sector organizations to improve operations, drive growth, and create value. At Slalom, we believe that together, we can move faster, dream bigger, and build better tomorrows for all.

Compensation and Benefits

Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that includemeaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.

Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For the role, we are hiring at the following levels and targeted base pay salary ranges:

New York City, New Jersey, Washington DC, and Boston

• Architect: $137,000–$186,000
• Senior Architect: $151,000–$206,000

All other locations

• Architect: $125,000–$171,000
• Senior Architect: $139,000–$189,000

In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.

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EEO and Accommodations

Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting, developing and retaining highly qualified talent who empower our innovative teams through unique perspectives and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process.