What are the responsibilities and job description for the AI Platform Architect position at Empower Professionals?
Role: AI Platform Architect Duration: 12 Months Location: Santa Clara, CA (Hybrid Onsite)
Note: Application Development Engineers/Architect (with strong AI development experience)
Job Description: Role Summary: We are seeking a deeply technical AI Platform developer/Architect to design, build, and scale an enterprise-grade AI-assisted software engineering applications that transforms how teams design, implement, test, review, and operate software. This role will create standardized agentic development workflows using modern AI coding assistants and automation agents, ensuring solutions are secure, governed, extensible, and measurable. The ideal candidate is a hands-on architect who can translate emerging AI capabilities into a repeatable, reliable developer platform not ad-hoc experimentation.
Required Qualifications Experience
8 years in software engineering, with significant experience in architecture or senior technical leadership roles.
Proven experience designing and scaling internal platforms, developer tooling, or distributed systems.
Technical Expertise:
Strong understanding of modern SDLC, software architecture, CI/CD, and developer tooling ecosystems.
Hands-on experience implementing AI-assisted development workflows beyond basic chat usage, including:
o Structured workflow design (prompt/playbook engineering)
o Agentic orchestration patterns (planner/implementer/reviewer/tester roles)
o Secure tool integration via a connector/protocol layer
o Automated workflow triggers/hooks and enterprise governance controls
Proficiency in at least one backend ecosystem (e.g., Python, TypeScript/Java) and ability to deliver maintainable platform code.
Operates independently on ambiguous, high-impact technical problems.
Drives architecture decisions with clear trade-offs and production-ready prototypes.
Leads through influence, technical credibility, and enabling others.