Chief Technical Architect, Engineering (IC Role)

We are seeking an accomplished technical architect to define the long-term technology direction of an enterprise-scale SaaS platform and its next generation of Agentic AI capabilities. In this senior individual contributor role, you will shape a multi-year architecture roadmap, establish engineering standards, and influence technical decisions across a broad engineering organization. You will lead architectural initiatives spanning cloud-native systems, distributed platforms, modern data infrastructure, and production-grade generative AI. Working closely with executive and product leadership, you will turn strategic priorities into scalable, secure, and cost-effective technical solutions. You will also mentor principal engineers, resolve complex architectural challenges, and foster alignment across teams without relying on direct managerial authority. This is an opportunity to make a significant technical impact while advancing intelligent manufacturing and supply chain technology.

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

• 15+ years of professional software engineering experience, including at least five years in an architect or principal-level role, such as Chief Architect, Distinguished Engineer, Senior Principal Engineer, Head of Architecture, or an equivalent position.

• Significant experience working in a product-led organization, ideally within a SaaS business, with responsibility for architecture across multiple teams or platform areas.

• Demonstrated ability to influence large engineering organizations, including experience shaping technical direction across 50 or more engineers.

• Deep expertise in cloud-native architecture, distributed computing, microservices, event-driven systems, and modern data architectures.

• Hands-on experience designing and delivering production-grade generative AI or Agentic AI systems, including LLM orchestration, RAG pipelines, vector databases, evaluation frameworks, and AI observability.

• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, object-oriented programming, and modern development practices.

• Working proficiency in one or more modern programming languages, such as Java, Python, Scala, Go, or Node.js, with recent experience participating in technical design and code reviews.

• Proven ability to establish enterprise-level governance for software quality, performance, resilience, security, and data privacy.

• A strong track record of measurable technical impact, demonstrated through outcomes such as improved uptime, reduced latency, lower infrastructure costs, increased scalability, or faster delivery.

• Experience with platform consolidation, cloud migration, or transforming monolithic systems into scalable platform architectures is a strong advantage.

• Excellent strategic judgment and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate emerging technologies and make data-informed architectural decisions.

• Strong influencing, communication, and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to build consensus across teams without direct reporting authority.

• A proactive and adaptable mindset, with the ability to anticipate technical and organizational risks and identify opportunities for innovation.

• Experience in ERP, supply chain, or manufacturing software is preferred. Patents, technical publications, conference presentations, or other external technical recognition are additional advantages.

• Willingness to travel internationally when required.

• Location requirement: This is an on-site opportunity in Pune, India, with three to four days per week in the office. Candidates must be willing to be based in Pune.