Chief Architect

BambooHR
Utah
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 10+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Architecture","Communication","Governance","Strategic thinking"]

Lead the architectural design of BambooHR’s SaaS platform, shaping the vision for scalable, secure systems and guiding a high-performing architecture team. Collaborate with CTO, VPs of engineering, product, security, and IT to prioritize platform investments and drive AI initiatives across data governance, model lifecycle, and deployment. This role blends strategic leadership with hands-on architectural decision-making in a cloud-native environment.

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BambooHR
BambooHR
7 months ago

Chief Architect

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Job Summary

Lead the architectural design of BambooHR’s SaaS platform, shaping the vision for scalable, secure systems and guiding a high-performing architecture team. Collaborate with CTO, VPs of engineering, product, security, and IT to prioritize platform investments and drive AI initiatives across data governance, model lifecycle, and deployment. This role blends strategic leadership with hands-on architectural decision-making in a cloud-native environment.
Location: Utah
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Architect and drive robust, scalable, and ethical AI/ML systems and platforms, ensuring data governance and responsible AI principles from design to deployment.
  • •Lead architecture modernization initiatives that deliver secure, scalable systems and integrate emerging technologies.
  • •Make architectural decisions that balance short-term project goals with the overarching architecture vision and strategy to enable effective engineering execution.
  • •Oversee the design, implementation and integration of new technologies, including AI-driven solutions, into existing data structures and systems that support development and analytics.
  • •Establish and enforce architectural standards, policies, and best practices; sponsor growth of a team of architects and collaborate across leadership to align architecture with business needs.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceLife InsuranceDisability Insurance401kPaid LeaveParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Proven experience (10+ years) in an architecture leadership role within a SaaS or technology company, with deep expertise in system design, modern web technologies, and cloud-based platforms.
  • •Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related major or equivalent work experience.
  • •Extensive experience designing and operating cloud-native architectures, data platforms, and architectures that support AI/ML workloads at scale.
  • •Demonstrated leadership in defining architectural styles, patterns, standards, and governance across engineering, IT and security domains, including AI/ML governance.
  • •Strong executive communication and collaboration skills, with ability to influence engineers, product managers, and business partners.
Experience:10+ yearsSaaSCloudAI/MLArchitecture leadership
Education:Bachelor's in Computer ScienceUnknown
Skills:LeadershipArchitectureCommunicationGovernanceStrategic thinking
Languages:English
Tech Stack:SaaSCloudAIMLData governanceSecurityModel lifecycleArchitecture patterns

Company Brief

BambooHR
Provides cloud-based human resources software that streamlines HR tasks including employee onboarding, time-off tracking, performance management, and HR analytics for small to mid-sized businesses, centralizing people data and automating HR workflows.
Industry: HR Tech
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Lindon, United States
Founded: 2008
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