Principal Architect, AI – Platform

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Offer architectural direction across engineering teams.

• Design and implement AI-enhanced features that enhance auditor performance, operational efficiency, and decisions regarding payment integrity as well as fraud, waste, and abuse.

• Develop a current-state architecture diagram within the initial month.

• Create a prioritized roadmap for AI integration within the first two months.

• Generate a comprehensive architectural plan for the application and AI platform within the first three months.

• Lead the development and launch of an initial modular, scalable AI-augmented MVP within the first four months.

• Collaborate with product owners, executive leadership, customers, engineering, data science, compliance, security, sales, and operations.

• Establish and uphold architectural standards, including API contracts, integration patterns, data flows, and security boundaries.

• Create and sustain system architecture diagrams.

• Define reusable internal software components, shared libraries, APIs, and data contracts.

• Develop AI data governance policies in alignment with compliance and security standards.

• Assess engineering and AI tools and vendors, including AWS, Azure, and other alternatives.

• Construct evaluation and bias-testing methodologies.

• Suggest methods for sales and operations to leverage AI in enhancing their processes.

• Set standards and mentor engineers; review designs and offer architectural recommendations.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in architecting SaaS products utilizing cloud-native technologies.

• Significant experience in cloud-native design on AWS and/or Azure.

• Demonstrated success in integrating and developing AI within platforms and applications, extending beyond basic API utilization.

• Practical knowledge of the Model Context Protocol (MCP), with implementation experience preferred.

• Hands-on experience with packaged agent runtimes such as Bedrock AgentCore or Azure AI Foundry.

• Experience in designing logically multi-tenant SaaS platforms.

• Strong software fundamentals with a commitment to continuous learning of emerging AI patterns and protocols.

• Ability to communicate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders at the appropriate technical level.

• Sound judgment regarding extensibility, security, and practical deployment strategies.

• Capacity to act swiftly, make decisive choices, and unify engineering teams.

• Experience with systems and storage architecture across multiple integrated platforms (preferred).

• Experience in healthcare or other regulated, high-compliance environments (preferred).

• Experience in rapidly establishing a platform for internal development teams (preferred).

• Authorization to work in the United States.

• No visa sponsorship is available.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Flexible work hours and remote work options.

• Opportunities for professional development and continuing education.

• Collaborative and inclusive work environment.