
Staff AI Architect
DigitalOceanabout 4 hours ago
Base Salary
$191k - $239k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own the AI reference architecture and define standards for agentic systems.
- Design, prototype, and code complex components, publishing reference implementations.
- Architect the internal AI platform and shared services for agent dependencies.
- Establish integration, identity, and authorization patterns for enterprise systems.
- Re-architect business processes to be AI-native by collaborating with functional leaders.
- Set standards for governance and safety in AI architecture.
- Design for cost per completed task and manage unit economics.
- Write RFCs and ADRs to ensure architectural decisions are clear and durable.
- Mentor engineers and set technical standards through architecture reviews.
- Partner with various teams across the company to align AI capabilities.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience as a software, solution, or enterprise architect.
- Recent hands-on experience building production-level LLM and agentic systems.
- Proficiency in at least one production language and cloud-native infrastructure.
- Experience with enterprise systems like Workday, Salesforce, or NetSuite.
- Strong understanding of API and event-driven design for integration architecture.
- Knowledge of securing autonomous systems and agent identity.
- Ability to translate business problems into AI solutions with excellent communication skills.
- Experience in distributed collaboration and working in a hybrid environment.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits including an Employee Assistance Program and flexible time off.
- Career development resources, including reimbursement for conferences and access to LinkedIn Learning.
- Equity compensation and potential bonuses based on performance.