Architecture Chief Architect Remote (US)

Service status · A8 Core™ · The Operating System for Financial Accounts · The account operating system · API-first

The Chief Architect is the senior-most technical leader within A8 Core™.

Location Remote (United States) Reports to Chief Executive Officer Team Architecture

The Chief Architect is the senior-most technical leader within A8 Core™.

This role owns the long-term technology vision, architecture strategy, engineering standards, architecture governance, cloud strategy, security architecture, AI architecture, and platform modernization roadmap.

The Chief Architect serves as the steward of the platform’s future and ensures that technology decisions made today continue to support customers, regulators, operators, and developers for the next decade and beyond.

What you’ll own

• Funding rails
• Custody platform
• Retirement administration
• Alternative assets
• API platform

Cloud Strategy

• Infrastructure standards
• Reliability architecture

Security Strategy

• Identity architecture
• Data protection
• AI governance
• Agentic systems
• AI operational controls

Responsibilities

• Mentor Distinguished Engineers and Principal Architects
• Partner with executive leadership
• Evaluate emerging technologies
• Ensure security, scalability, and maintainability
• Drive engineering excellence across all teams

Qualifications

Required

• 20+ years software engineering experience
• 15+ years architecture leadership experience
• Experience building large-scale SaaS platforms
• Experience operating regulated financial systems

Technical environment

Core Platform

Cloud

Security

AI

Your first year

First 90 Days

• Complete platform assessment
• Publish architecture principles

First 6 Months

• Finalize modernization roadmap

First 12 Months

• Deliver measurable platform modernization
• Improve reliability and engineering productivity
• Advance AI and security initiatives

Join the team

Why join A8 Core™

You will help define the future of financial infrastructure and shape a platform capable of supporting millions of accounts and billions of financial transactions.