Principal Architect

Job Title: Principal Architect

Experience: 12 -18+ Yrs

MOW: Onsite

Notice Period - Immediate

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Systems Design (Primary)

Own end-to-end system architecture across:

Web platforms

Mobile apps

APIs & integrations

AI pipelines & agents

Design scalable, modular, multi-tenant systems

Define architectural standards, patterns, and guardrails

Review and approve critical design and tech decisions

Ensure systems are secure, performant, and cost-efficient

AI & Applied Intelligence (Core Focus)

Architect and implement production-grade AI systems, including:

LLM integrations (OpenAI, Anthropic, open-source)

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)

Vector databases & embeddings

AI agents and orchestration workflows

Drive AI use cases such as:

Intelligent search & recommendations

AI copilots & assistants

Workflow automation

Optimize latency, cost, reliability, and observability of AI systems

Stay current with AI advancements and translate them into real business value

Engineering Execution & Quality

Remain hands-on with code and system design

Lead architecture reviews and complex implementations

Set standards for:

Code quality

API design

Database modeling

Testing and monitoring

Reduce technical debt while maintaining delivery speed

Technical Leadership & WFO Collaboration

Mentor senior engineers and tech leads

Act as technical decision-maker across teams

Collaborate daily with Product, Design, and Business teams on-site

Guide hiring decisions for senior engineering roles

Required Technical Expertise

AI & Systems (Must-Have)

Deep experience with LLMs and applied AI

RAG architectures, vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant, etc.)

AI agents, tools, and orchestration frameworks

Prompt engineering, evaluation, and guardrails

Experience shipping AI features to production

Core Engineering Stack

Frontend: React, Next.js, React Native

Backend: Node.js (NestJS / Express / Hono)

Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis

APIs: REST, WebSockets, GraphQL (nice to have)

Cloud & DevOps: AWS / GCP, Docker, CI/CD, IaC

Auth & Payments: OAuth, JWT, Stripe or similar