Principal Solution Architect
Job DescriptionEngineers on the AI Maestro platform team build shared services, APIs, and infrastructure that other teams use to build customer-facing products. Because the platform layer is a critical dependency, a defect or design flaw here propagates into every product built on top of it. This is why the team holds itself to a high quality bar - and why that bar starts with the people it hires.
The most senior individual-contributor engineering role, responsible for org-wide architecture, standards, and technical vision. Principal Software Engineers solve ambiguous business problems through technology and set the engineering bar for the entire organization.
- Build and own org-wide architecture spanning multiple teams and platform components
- Solve ambiguous business problems by applying technology strategically
- Establish testing and evaluation standards organization-wide, including standards for AI-assisted code
- Define architecture standards and scaling strategy across multiple teams
- Set org-wide security policy and secure engineering practices
- Drive org-wide collaboration and code review culture
- Establish incident response processes and operational standards across the organization
- Establish org-wide patterns for GenAI system design, evaluation, and safety
- Influence without direct authority, building trust and technical credibility across the organization
- Balance long-term technical vision with organizational business need
Qualifications:- 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a track record of org-wide technical leadership
- Demonstrated experience defining architecture standards and technical strategy across multiple teams
- Experience establishing engineering-wide standards for security, testing, and operational excellence
- Deep expertise in GenAI/LLM system design, including safety, evaluation, and organizational best practices
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive technical decisions without direct authority
- History of setting technical vision that balances long-term investment with business needs
QualificationsBachelors - Computer Engineering, Bachelors - Computer Science, Bachelors - Information Technology, Masters - Information Systems, Masters - Software Engineering
CertificationsAWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate - UdemyUdemy, TOGAF 9 Certification - The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF)The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF)
Required SkillsAgile Methodology, Business Process Management (BPM), Change Management, Client Relations, Collaboration Tools, Commercial Excellence, Commercial Modeling, Design Thinking, Executive Presence, Inclusion, People Leadership, Personal Effectiveness, Risk Management, Solution Architecture, Storytelling
LanguageEnglish (Required)
Language Proficiency - Proficient - C2
Additional Job Location - Job TypeRegular
Master Skill List - Solution Architecture
Remote Type - Hybrid
Work Shift - Day Job (United States of America)
The approximate annual base compensation range for this position is:200,000 to 240,000 USD
"Los Angeles California-based candidates are not eligible for this role"
The actual offer, reflecting the total compensation package plus benefits, will be determined by a number of factors which include but are not limited to the applicant's experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities; geographic location; and internal equity.
