Principal Architect - AI-first IP Intelligence Platform
Core
Designing and building an AI-first, scalable platform to convert complex IP workflows (prior art search, patent landscape analysis, FTO) into modular, enterprise-grade AI systems.
Role type
Principal Architect (AI Platform & Full-Stack)
Builds
AI-native workflows, backend orchestration services, modern frontend review experiences, and Azure/Databricks data/AI infrastructure.
Domain
Intellectual Property (IP) Intelligence, Legal Tech, Enterprise Software
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Large-scale distributed system architecture, hands-on modern backend and frontend architecture, Azure cloud deployment, Databricks (PySpark, Delta Lake, MLflow), polyglot programming (Python, TypeScript, Java, Go, Node.js), SQL and lakehouse patterns, LLM structured extraction, batch inference at scale, Infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipeline design
Preferred skills
Vector databases, semantic search, RAG architectures, knowledge graphs, IP analytics/patent intelligence domain experience, explainable systems in regulated environments
Technologies
Azure, Databricks, PySpark, Delta Lake, MLflow, React, NodeJS, Python, TypeScript, Java, Go, SQL
Responsibilities
Design long-term architectural blueprints for the AI platform, build core backend services and APIs, develop modern frontend experiences for scale, establish DevOps and MLOps foundations, orchestrate large analytical workloads across the data platform
Seniority
Principal, strategic design with hands-on implementation