Principal AI Architect

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Principal AI Architect based in the United States.

This is a senior technical leadership role for an experienced architect who thrives on solving complex, high-stakes challenges across cloud, data, and AI systems. You will define technical strategy and lead the architecture of end-to-end, production-ready solutions spanning modern infrastructure, data platforms, machine learning, and generative AI. Acting as the principal technical authority on key engagements, you will influence long-term technology decisions while partnering closely with clients, leadership, product, and engineering teams. The role combines hands-on technical depth with strategic leadership, requiring strong judgment across scalability, security, performance, cost, and reliability. You will mentor experienced engineers and architects while establishing standards and best practices that elevate delivery across multiple domains. This is an opportunity to shape impactful AI solutions in a fast-moving, collaborative environment where ownership, experimentation, and engineering excellence are highly valued.