Senior AI-Native Architect

Carnegie Mellon University

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Pittsburgh, PA
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Carnegie Mellon University is a leading private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, internationally recognized for programs in computer science, engineering, business, the arts, and artificial intelligence. Industry: Higher Education & Research

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TL;DR · Senior AI-Native Architect

The Senior AI-Native Architect joins the AI-Native Software Engineering Directorate to help organizations solve architecture-scale challenges using artificial intelligence. You will assess customer system challenges, design modernization strategies for legacy systems, and create novel reference architectures across diverse domains. Your daily work involves architecting and prototyping systems, developing agentic workflows for business processes and engineering activities, and coaching teams through large-scale architectural changes. You must possess comprehensive knowledge of software architecture principles, engineering fundamentals, and the ability to align development activities with planned architectures. The role requires proficiency in developing task plans, strong communication skills to convey complex technical ideas, and a track record of rearchitecting systems at scale. You will apply AI to accelerate modernization while sharing practice improvements with the broader technical community.

What you'll do

  • Assess customer system challenges and recommend technical solutions.
  • Design modernization strategies for existing systems and legacy architectures.
  • Create novel architectures and reference architectures to address specific customer challenges.
  • Architect and prototype systems and agentic workflows for business and engineering processes.
  • Coach engineering teams in achieving architecture-scale changes.
  • Identify opportunities to apply AI to diverse architecture challenges.
  • Share experiences and practice improvements with the technical community through publications and presentations.

What we're looking for

  • A bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or related discipline with ten years of experience.
  • An MS in computer science, software engineering, or related fields with eight years of experience.
  • A PhD in computer science, software engineering, or related fields with five years of experience.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of War security clearance.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of software architecture, engineering fundamentals, principles, practices, and tools.
  • Track record of architecting or rearchitecting systems at scale and aligning development activities with planned architectures.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills to convey complex technical ideas to diverse stakeholders.
  • Experience leading engineering teams, applying AI to software engineering, or drafting work proposals (preferred).

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