Senior AI Engineering Architect

Role

Senior AI Engineering Architect responsible for orchestrating large-scale AI-assisted software development, coordinating many AI coding agents in parallel, and ensuring systems meet high standards for correctness, security, performance, and maintainability.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and oversee large-scale software systems built using AI-assisted development.
• Manage, prompt, and coordinate dozens of AI coding agents working in parallel.
• Critically review AI-generated code to catch subtle bugs, architectural drift, security risks, and performance issues.
• Design and refine prompting strategies, context management approaches, and agent coordination patterns.
• Establish quality gates, review processes, and best practices for high-velocity AI-assisted development.
• Stay current on model releases, fine-tuning techniques, context window innovations, and emerging AI tooling.
• Mentor team members on human–AI collaboration and maintain quality across parallel workstreams.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated architectural judgment.
• Deep, hands-on experience using LLMs in real production workflows.
• Strong code review skills across multiple languages and architectures.
• Experience with agentic coding tools and frameworks.
• Proven track record of shipping complex systems and maintaining scalability and correctness.
• Ability to context-switch rapidly and manage parallel workstreams without degrading quality.
• Bachelor’s degree (required).

Nice to Have

• Experience building or contributing to AI developer tooling.
• Background in developer productivity or platform engineering.
• Familiarity with prompt engineering research and emerging techniques.
• Experience managing distributed or parallel development efforts.

Logistics

• Job type: Contract
• Pay: $150,000 - $180,000 per year
• Work location: In person — New York, NY 10012
• Benefits: 401(k), dental, health, vision insurance, paid time off