Software Architect

Vertex Inc.United Statesfull_timestaff

$229,800 – $298,700 USD

Tech Stack

Solid badges = required, outlined = preferred

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a technical authority within the Commercial AI Center of Excellence (CAI CoE), leading AI-as-a-Service (AIaaS) enablement at enterprise scale.
  • Design, build, and evolve shared AI services, agentic frameworks, and paved-road patterns to deliver AI-powered capabilities safely and consistently.
  • Establish reference architectures, technical standards, and patterns for agentic orchestration, tool calling, and structured outputs across production-grade AI systems.
  • Lead complex, cross-team technical initiatives, review and influence AI designs across product teams, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards.
  • Optimize performance, cost, and scalability of AI workloads while partnering with Security, Cloud Platform, and SRE teams to meet reliability and compliance requirements.

Soft Skills

InfluenceSaas EnvironmentsRegulated DomainsFinopsExecutive CommunicationTechnical Storytelling

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Parental Leave

Culture

Cross-Functional CollaborationAgile/Scrum

Requirements

Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline; advanced degree preferred
Regions: Us

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About Vertex Inc.

Vertex Inc. is a company focused on AI-as-a-Service enablement at an enterprise scale, particularly in regulated SaaS environments like tax, insurance, fintech, or healthcare.

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Compensation
Base salary: $229,800 – $298,700 USD
Equity: Equity grants
Bonus: Vertex Bonus Plan (VOB), role-specific sales commission/bonus