AI Architect (Contractor)
Core
Define and operationalize organization-wide standards for spec-driven development and AI-driven development lifecycle (AI-DLC) to enable safe, consistent, and fast AI agent usage in software delivery.
Role type
Senior IC AI Architect (Technical Leadership)
Builds
Guardrails, steering documents, agent rules, review gates, and quality checks for AI-generated work.
Domain
Enterprise AI / Software Engineering / Spec-driven Development
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Spec-driven development, agentic AI, steering documents, constitutions, agent guardrails, Java, Spring, microservices architecture
Preferred skills
Rolling out AI development standards across multiple teams, driving adoption of new ways of working
Technologies
Kiro, GitHub Spec Kit, agentic coding assistants
Responsibilities
Define and roll out organization-wide approach to spec-driven development; Introduce and operationalize AI-driven development lifecycle; Build guardrails for AI-generated work; Evaluate and roll out AI tooling; Work directly with development teams to pair, write code, and unblock; Partner with business stakeholders to translate requirements into specifications; Measure adoption and impact
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC