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Clera

Principal AI Architect

New York, United States

Location
New York, United States
Work
Remote
Employment
Full-time
Level
Lead / staff
Function
Engineering
Pay
$270K – $330K a year (read from the ad)
Posted
2 days ago

Pay and the market here

The top of this role’s range, $330K a year, is 18% above the median of $280K for lead / staff engineering jobs in New York (middle half $240K – $330K, 681 jobs that state pay).

3,802 engineering jobs open in New York: 12% remote, 749 posted in the last 30 days.

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About the role

About the Role

Join a cybersecurity company as a Principal AI Architect, shaping the architecture and technical strategy for enterprise-scale AI systems. This senior leadership role focuses on building production-ready AI capabilities for a SaaS platform.

What You'll Do

  • Design and oversee AI/ML architectures for large-scale systems serving enterprise customers.
  • Define AI architecture decisions and technical strategy across the organization.
  • Design and deliver multi-agent and agentic AI systems for production environments.
  • Develop guardrails, safety mechanisms, and control systems for production AI models.
  • Architect real-time data pipelines and platform modernization initiatives.
  • Lead engineering teams or technical architects in delivering scalable SaaS platform capabilities.

What We're Looking For

  • At least 12 years of professional experience, including enterprise-scale AI systems delivery in AI/ML architecture roles.
  • Experience designing and implementing multi-agent or agentic AI architectures in production.
  • Strong background leading AI/ML architecture and technical strategy for enterprise systems.
  • Experience building production AI guardrails, safety measures, or control systems.
  • Experience with real-time data pipelines, platform modernization, and SaaS architecture at scale.
  • Background in cybersecurity, risk management, or security ratings.
  • Experience leading engineering teams or managing technical architects.

Compensation & Benefits

Annual base salary: $270,000 to $330,000. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

Hybrid role based in New York, New York.

Source

Posted by Clera on their own hiring page, jobs.ashbyhq.com. OptiTalent shows it as published, read 08 Nov 2026 12:25 UTC; the original is the reference.

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