Senior Architect

Description

What does Dataloop do?

Dataloop AI is on a mission to provide an all-in-one platform for AI/GenAI lifecycle management, specializing in unstructured data. Our platform offers advanced data management, annotation tools, MLOps workflows, and data pipelines for seamless development and production. Dataloop empowers organizations with a unique ML applications marketplace to easily deploy AI/GenAI solutions.

About the position:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Architect to lead the design and delivery of scalable, high-performance, and robust systems that drive the next generation of AI/GenAI lifecycle solutions. This individual will play a key role in shaping the architecture of our core platform and its components, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical excellence.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in large-scale systems design, the ability to lead complex technical projects, and a strong understanding of AI/ML, cloud environments, and modern software development practices. While this is primarily an individual contributor role, experience managing or mentoring teams is highly valued.

Responsibilities:

• Lead architectural design and decision-making for large-scale, high-performance, and fault-tolerant systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Engineering, Operations) to ensure architectural alignment with company objectives.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams, fostering best practices in system design, coding standards, and scalability.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies and tools to enhance system performance and developer productivity.
• Develop detailed system specifications, including API designs, data flow diagrams, and integration strategies.
• Drive the end-to-end success of complex technical projects, from concept to deployment.
• Advocate for architectural consistency and efficiency across multiple teams and repositories.

Requirements

• 14+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on large-scale system design and implementation.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience as an Architect, designing and delivering complex, distributed systems.
• Proven track record in leading end-to-end architecture for large-scale, high-performance, and fault-tolerant systems.
• Expertise in cloud platforms, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and event-driven architectures.
• Strong background in backend technologies (Node.js, Python) and experience with databases (SQL and NoSQL).
• Experience & In-depth knowledge of messaging systems like Kafka/RabbitMQ and Big Data environments.
• Experience with Agile methodologies, including iterative design and delivery.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an emphasis on debugging and optimization.
• Excellent communication skills and a sense of ownership and responsibility.

Advantage - 

• Hands-on experience with AI/ML Ops, data pipelines, and Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) systems.
• Familiarity with TDD, TypeScript, and modern frontend frameworks (React/Vue.js).
• Prior experience leading or mentoring a development team.