Gap

Sr. Staff Architect

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2 months ago
Hyderābād, IndiaStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Design and document end-to-end solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards and business needs.
  • Lead project and feature architecture, guide engineering teams through implementation, and evaluate technical trade-offs.
  • Collaborate with product, engineering, strategy, and architecture teams across multiple concurrent initiatives.
  • Ensure technical feasibility, performance, integration alignment, and architectural quality through reviews.
  • Develop reusable architecture frameworks, components, patterns, and reference implementations.
  • Contribute to planning, estimation, technology evaluations, enterprise roadmaps, and cross-domain architecture forums.
  • Evaluate SaaS vendors using cost, scalability, integration complexity, vendor stability, standards alignment, and proof-of-concept criteria.
  • Identify and drive opportunities to integrate AI and ML capabilities into enterprise solutions.
  • Promote responsible, ethical, privacy-conscious, and compliant AI adoption across the architecture domain.

Requirements

  • Seasoned technologist with strong architectural thinking and a solid background in hands-on software or platform engineering.
  • Deep understanding of at least one architectural product-to-market domain stream and the ability to contribute to cross-domain discussions.
  • Experience supporting architecture from project planning through delivery while managing multiple concurrent initiatives.
  • Experience engaging with Principal and Senior Principal Architects and translating enterprise strategy into practical domain solutions.
  • Ability to produce technical documentation and architecture artifacts for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Strong collaboration, delivery orientation, attention to detail, and independent architectural problem-solving skills.
  • Experience evaluating SaaS vendors and presenting recommendations with clear trade-off analysis.
  • Understanding of responsible AI adoption, including data privacy, model governance, and balancing innovation with risk.
  • Curiosity about practical enterprise applications of predictive analytics, generative AI, ML-powered features, or AI-augmented engineering workflows.

Benefits

  • Full-time employment.
  • Based in Hyderabad, India (HDC).

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Gap

About Gap

10,000+ employees

Gap Inc. is a public U.S. apparel retailer that operates the Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, and Athleta brands, selling clothing and accessories for men, women, and children. It generates revenue through company-operated and franchise stores and e-commerce across global markets. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in San Francisco, it trades on the NYSE.

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