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

Crossover; Remote; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading remote-first company is seeking a Lead Software Architect to drive architectural decisions and ensure quality standards in software development. This full-time role offers autonomy in a small team, focusing on implementing complex codebase components and championing AI integrations. Ideal candidates will have robust software development experience, including leadership roles. Compensation is competitive, with payments made weekly.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience building software products.
• 3+ years as lead engineer or architect focusing on critical technical decisions.
• Experience developing platform-level products for team integration.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic architectural choices and define technical patterns.
• Champion AI workflow integration and develop high-impact playbooks.
• Construct complex portions of the codebase directly with the team.

Skills

Software development experience

Team leadership

AI integration

Job description

Lead Software Architect, LearnWith.AI (Remote) - $, / year USD

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Base pay range

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We're 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.

You design, build, and operate your own work.

You define quality standards and establish patterns for your platform.

We follow a spec-driven approach : design precedes implementation, planning comes before building.

You'll have high autonomy, no committees, no approval boards.

This is a small, cohesive team where you are directly accountable for what you deliver.

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.

There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited.

Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more.

We look forward to meeting you!

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.

Consult for more details on this topic.

Crossover Job Code : LJ ZA-COUNTRY-LeadSoftwareAr