AI Architect
Software· enterprise· Computer Software· Sep 16, 2026 · 1mo ago
Reston, VA, USA
Hybrid
Full-time
Principal
$143K–$219K est.
8+ years exp
Job description
Software AG helps companies to manage and optimize their operations, infrastructure and technology with products that simplify complexity, increase transparency and prepare organizations for change.
Trusted by the world’s best brands for more than 50 years, Software AG’s AI-enabled process intelligence, application development, high-performance database, and strategic portfolio management solutions are used by banks, retailers, manufacturers, governments and more.
Software AG’s Adabas database & Natural development platform are used by the world’s leading organizations to build and deploy high-performance, mission-critical applications for IBM Z®, Linux® and cloud. Governments and businesses (in finance, manufacturing, retail and more) tailor these applications to give their organization a distinct competitive advantage and optimize them to meet the most demanding operational service level agreements. With a pledge to innovate Adabas & Natural to 2050 and beyond, we ensure our customer’s mission-critical Adabas & Natural applications are Future ready. Now.
Be you, join us.
AI Architect
Full time
Location: United States East Coast, Remote.
Software AG customers, large enterprises and government organizations around the world, have developed business-critical applications based on high-transaction processing enterprise databases such as Adabas (DBMS), Natural (Programming Language), CONNX (Data Integration) and JOPAZ (workload optimization). In order to bring these assets into the future, it is a key objective to integrate these systems with modern AI platforms, AI agents and AI-assisted development and operations.
For this purpose we are seeking a highly experienced Artificial Intelligence (AI) architect to spearhead the integration of cutting-edge AI technologies into our product portfolio, unlocking new values for our customers across diverse sectors, including finance, government, retail, and others. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of enterprise applications by leveraging AI for software development, IT operations, data integration, virtual assistants and agents, as well as AI-driven modernization.
Essential Functions
Lead AI Innovation: Identify compelling AI use cases, contributing directly to product innovation and roadmap definition within our Adabas & Natural, CONNX and JOPAZ ecosystem.
Customer Collaboration: Work closely with customers to deeply understand their business objectives, identify AI opportunities, address their unique challenges, and translate them into actionable features for our product roadmap.
Solution Design & Architecture: Propose innovative, robust and scalable AI products and capabilities, collaborating with key AI technology partners to jointly design and implement integrated solutions.
Prototypes and MVPs: Design, build, and evaluate prototypes that show real value with real customer data.
Competitive and Market Awareness: Follow competitors, and open-source projects in AI, data integration, and mainframe modernization. Represent Software AG in relevant industry bodies and standards groups when needed.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with product management, engineering, and solution architects to drive, coordinate and deliver AI capabilities.
Thought Leadership: Present at internal and external conferences, webinars, and in written content. Explain complex topics in a way that both technical and business audiences understand.
Continuous Learning & Team Enablement: Keep pace with fast-moving AI technologies and trends, and continuously educate and upskill internal teams - product management, engineering, consulting, and support - through training sessions, hands-on workshops, and shared best practices.
Minimum Requirements
Experience: minimum of 8 years in software architecture, data integration, or solution engineering, with at least 2 years of hands-on work with generative AI in production or customer-facing projects.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience. Advanced degrees such as Masters or PhD is preferred.
Technical Skills:
Proven hands-on experience with LLMs and agentic AI: context engineering, tool calling, RAG-based architecture, agent frameworks, MCP and A2A protocols, and MLOps practices.
Strong programming skills in Python or Typescript, AI frameworks and tools (e.g., PyTorch, Langchain, LlamaIndex, Transformers, ONNX).
Solid understanding of enterprise data access: SQL, ODBC/JDBC, REST APIs, and data security concepts such as access control and data masking.
Experience with at least one major cloud AI platform (Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex) and with running models on premises.
Proficiency in Linux, virtualization, version control, and containerization technologies.
Technical skills, nice to have:
Knowledge of Adabas, Natural, or CONNX.
Experience with mainframe or non-relational data: VSAM, IMS, COBOL copybooks, hierarchical structures.
Experience building evaluation pipelines or benchmarks for AI output.
Experience with fine-tuning open-weight AI models.
Soft Skills:
Excellent problem-solving skills, with a keen ability to troubleshoot and solve complex tasks.
Effective communication and presentation skills (verbal, written) in English to convey technical concepts and solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Customer-focused mindset: Proven ability to collaborate effectively with customers and partners, understanding their needs and providing tailored solutions.
Collaborative team player and experience in enabling and mentoring stakeholders.
Ability to work in a highly agile environment with globally distributed teams.
Self-learning and self-driving attitude delivering results according to goals and measurements.
Proven ability to collaborate with R&D to drive success.
Strong organizational and time-management skills to effectively manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
Self-learning and self-driving attitude delivering results.
Occasional international travel is required (less than 20%).
Application Deadline- 10/30/2026
What’s in it for you?
Compensation
The annual base salary range for this position is $175,000 - $190,000.
This position is also eligible for a 15% discretionary annual bonus in accordance with relevant plan documents and award agreements.
Benefits
Company paid Holidays, Sick Leave, and Vacation time.
Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.
Community Service Day.
Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Life Insurance and Pet Insurance.
401(k) Plan with up to 5% employer match.
Wellness Program.
Set yourself up for success in your new role by upgrading your home office space using your one-time hybrid work payment.
Lean on the Employee Assistance Program for support during some of life’s most common but difficult challenges.
At Software AG we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect and fairness where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, compensate, develop, promote, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.
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