Principal Architect & Lead Engineer (AI Platforms)

TL;DR

Principal Architect & Lead Engineer (AI Platforms): Architecting and leading the development of enterprise AI platforms, focusing on multi-agent orchestration, distributed inference, and model lifecycle management. Focus on integrating data, models, tools, and event-driven workflows into a cohesive architecture that accelerates enterprise-wide AI adoption.

Location: Santa Clara, CA

Salary: $146,850 - $220,000 per annum

Company

hirify.global’s semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the data infrastructure that connects our world.

What you will do

• Architect and lead development of core AI platform capabilities, including agent orchestration layers and evaluation pipelines.
• Design scalable, microservices-based services supporting multi-agent collaboration and event-driven orchestration.
• Partner with the Data Office to integrate data pipelines, vector databases, feature stores, and model registries into cohesive vertical solutions.
• Evaluate and implement model training, serving, and continuous improvement frameworks that connect seamlessly with enterprise systems.
• Own system architecture decisions, reference implementations, and the platform roadmap.
• Define observability and reliability baselines using Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, and Grafana.

Requirements

• 8–12+ years in software or platform engineering; 3+ years in architecture or technical lead capacity.
• Proven experience architecting enterprise-grade AI/ML or data platforms.
• Deep understanding of enterprise architecture, modular design, security and identity frameworks, and scalability across distributed environments.
• Hands-on experience with cloud-native technologies and modern engineering stacks (Python, Go, TypeScript, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, Redis, etc.).
• Familiarity with LLM orchestration frameworks and vector databases or RAG pipeline architectures.
• Strong stakeholder management skills; able to communicate architectural decisions to both executives and engineers.

Culture & Benefits

• Total compensation package with base, bonus, and equity.
• Flexible time off, 401k, plus a year-end shutdown, floating holidays, paid time off to volunteer.