Principal Architect - AI Product Engineering

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional engineering and architecture teams in the end-to-end delivery of complex AI systems, ensuring technical excellence and delivery quality.
• Define and enforce reference architectures, technical patterns, delivery standards, and accelerators for enterprise AI adoption (leveraging Azure capabilities where appropriate).
• Provide senior-level architectural oversight on programs, guiding the design of advanced, distributed, AI-powered applications across multi-system enterprise environments.
• Drive the integration of modern AI capabilities—such as generative AI, intelligent/agentic systems, and Model Context Protocol (MCP)—into production-ready software.
• Champion best practices for performance, scalability, reliability, observability, and MLOps/LLMOps across all AI delivery engagements.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to executive stakeholders (CIO, CTO, CDO), helping them define enterprise AI strategies and prioritize high-value opportunities.
• Lead technical workshops, architecture reviews, and visioning sessions to align solution direction with business outcomes.
• Represent 3Cloud’s technical leadership in client engagements, partner discussions, and industry events, effectively communicating complex AI and engineering concepts.
• Oversee a portfolio of large-scale AI delivery programs, ensuring architectural integrity, risk mitigation, and alignment with client strategy.
• Provide proactive technical guidance to remove delivery blockers, solve architectural challenges, and ensure teams are building scalable and secure solutions.
• Shape the technical direction of sales pursuits, proposals, and multi-year roadmap engagements through expert-level architectural insight.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 12+ years in software engineering or application development, with 5+ years in architecture leadership roles delivering enterprise-scale systems.
• Proven experience leading teams in delivering complex, cloud-native, AI-driven applications from concept to production.
• Extensive experience guiding large-scale modernization or AI adoption programs across multiple business units.
• Demonstrated ability to build and execute technical strategies that align with enterprise business goals.
• Deep expertise across several of the following areas: Agentic AI & Orchestration, Search & Retrieval, LLM Evaluation, Quality & Operations, Responsible AI, Security & Compliance, AI Platforms & Data Foundations, Cloud Engineering, Data Integration & Governance, Analytics & Visualization, Innovation & Adaptability, Strategic Vision & Business Acumen, Thought Leadership & IP Development.

Benefits

• Flexible work location with a virtual first approach to work!
• 401(K) with match up to 50% of your 6% contributions of eligible pay
• Generous PTO providing a minimum of 15 days in addition to 9 paid company holidays and 2 floating personal days
• Two medical plan options to allow you the choice to elect what works best for you!
• Option for vision and dental coverage
• 100% employer paid coverage for life and disability insurance
• Paid leave for birth parents and non-birth parents
• Option for Healthcare FSA, HSA, and Dependent Care FSA
• $67.00 monthly tech and home office allowance
• Utilization and/or discretionary bonus eligibility based on role
• Employee Assistance Program to help with everyday challenges

Pay

$158,200—$217,300 USD

Schedule

Virtual First Approach to Work