Product Architect

Key Responsibilities

• On-Prem Architectural Ownership design a fully self-hosted, distributed architecture that runs on VMs, bare-metal, or private Kubernetes/OpenShift clusters data-plane to UI.
• Rapid Innovation Research scout open-source / offline-capable AI techniques, prototype them in Python/TypeScript/Go, and distil viable features for the roadmap.
• Self-Hosted AI/ML Integration deploy and fine-tune local LLMs (Llama-3, Mistral, Ollama, GPT-J, etc.), embeddings, and code-intel models with sub-second latency no external calls.
• Secure Build & Packaging craft hardened build pipelines, sign binaries, embed anti-reverse-engineering guards, and own SBOM & vulnerability closure.
• DevOps & CI/CD Leadership (Behind the Firewall) standardise Docker images, private registries, and IaC (Ansible/Terraform/Helm) for on-prem clusters; enforce shift-left security.
• Technical Leadership run design reviews, create ADRs, mentor and unblock an 8-10 dev team, keeping docs & diagrams one sprint ahead.
• Performance & Reliability set SLOs, choose the right caches/queues, and tune until users feel performance is instant.
  

Ideal Candidate Traits

• 8 to 12 years building large, scalable on-prem or hybrid dev-tool products; 3+ years as lead/principal architect.
• Fluent in at least two of Python, TypeScript/Node, Go, Rust, Java plus AI/ML frameworks.
• Proven track record of shipping self-hosted LLM/ML solutions without external API dependencies.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems, secure SDLC, Docker/K8s/OpenShift, and private IaCtooling.
• Thrives on turning research spikes into production-ready featuresfast.
  

You'll Be a Good Fit If You

• Were a cracked builder before the Al wave.
• Have Al fully embedded in your workflow but didn't need it to be great.
• Know how to use tools like Cursor, Claude Code, Google CLI, Windsurf, Replit, and Lovable and push them to the limit.
• Can build entirely functional prototypes within 1-2 hours using AI tools.
• Have built products people use (and love).
• Care more about who you work with than what you work on.
• Ship fast, iterate faster, and value momentum over perfection.
• See coding as craft performance, polish, and UX matter to you.
• Are allergic to bureaucracy and energized by ownership