Lead Software Architect, Learnwith.Ai (Remote) - $200,000/Year Usd

Crossover; Remote; ZAR 1 640 000 - 1 969 000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative tech company is hiring a Lead Software Architect to drive architectural choices and integrate AI workflows in a remote-first environment. With a focus on technical leadership, you will work in a compact team of experienced engineers, building critical components of the software. The role requires significant industry experience, particularly in software development and platform-level product architecture. If you are eager to influence the integration strategies and lead cutting-edge AI initiatives, we want to hear from you.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Global remote working environment

Independent contractor agreement

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience in building products.
• 3+ years as a lead engineer or architect with critical decision-making.
• Experience with platform-level products and API integration.
• Engagement with AI tools and experimental applications.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic architectural choices and define technical patterns.
• Champion integration of emerging AI workflows.
• Construct complex, mission-critical codebase portions.
• Validate adherence to established patterns and quality.

Skills

Software development

Technical leadership

AI integration

Code review

Job description

Lead Software Architect, LearnWith.AI (Remote)

$,/year USD

Join to apply for the Lead Software Architect, LearnWith.AI (Remote) role at Crossover.

We are expanding platforms relied upon by thousands of students and teams globally:

• TimeBack: Educational platform that drives Alpha School's 2-hour learning model (achieving 99th percentile test outcomes).
• Incept: Content generation platform producing all personalized educational materials for multiple learning applications deployed at Alpha School.
• Crossover: AI-powered hiring platform that processes tens of thousands of applicants monthly, staffing schools and organizations worldwide.

You will take ownership of one of these platforms and dedicate the majority of your time to implementing the most complex components of the codebase with a compact team (3-5 experienced engineers, no junior developers). The architectural choices you make will dictate whether other teams can build new applications rapidly, integrate seamlessly, and deliver value to students. Correct decisions unlock enormous leverage; poor choices result in integration chaos and erode velocity across numerous teams.

What You Will Be Doing

• Technical Leadership: Drive strategic architectural choices and define technical patterns for the team to adopt.
• AI Leadership: Champion the integration of emerging AI workflows and develop high-impact playbooks.
• Implementation: Construct the complex, mission-critical portions of the codebase working directly with your team.
• Quality Reviews: Validate that your team adheres to established patterns and upholds quality benchmarks.

What You Won't Be Doing

• Acting as an architect who never writes code.
• Spending time in continuous meetings.
• Managing people (this role focuses on technical leadership, not personnel management).
• Maintaining legacy systems or supporting internal IT infrastructure.

Basic Requirements

• At least 5 years of professional software development experience building software products.
• At least 3 years serving as either a lead engineer (conducting code reviews for others) or architect (making critical technical decisions).
• Experience developing platform-level products where other teams integrated with your APIs.
• Deep engagement with AI tools, actively experimenting and pushing boundaries.

About LearnWith.AI

LearnWith.AI is an edtech startup that leverages AI and subject matter experts to cultivate a new way of learning. Our unique approach leverages 50+ years of learning science, cutting-edge data analytics and AI-powered coaching. In doing so, we can help students learn more, learn faster, and learn better – and have fun while doing it. We are a remote‑first company that hires globally via Crossover.

Working with us

This is a full‑time (40 hours per week), long‑term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record. The compensation level for this role is $ USD/hour, which equates to $, USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly.

Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!