Sr. Systems Architect, Physical AI
About The Position
This role designs and builds the platform architecture for T-Mobile's Physical & Edge AI business: the productized developer surface (developer onboarding/SDKs, app marketplace, workflow orchestration, and billing/metering) and the standards behind it. It architects, develops, and implements technology strategy in collaboration with architecture and engineering teams, influences stakeholders, and ensures compliance with architectural standards across multiple technology domains. Operating in a vertically integrated team that commercializes Physical & Edge AI offerings, the role serves as a senior architectural authority for the platform tier and scales design across internal teams and ISV partners. Success is measured by the ability to deliver scalable, reliable platform solutions that meet business requirements and align with enterprise architecture principles.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree plus 5 years of related work experience OR Advanced degree with 3 years of related experience (Required)
- Acceptable areas of study include Technology or related technical field (Required)
- 4-7 years experience architecting enterprise-scale systems and platforms (e.g., distributed computing, data platforms, or multi-tenant services) (Required)
- Business Architecture
- Data Modeling
- Prototyping
- Solution Architecture
- Stakeholder Management
- Strategic Planning
- Systems Architecture
- Technology Roadmap
- Web Application Architecture
- At least 18 years of age
- Legally authorized to work in the United States
Nice To Haves
- Developer platforms, marketplaces, and multi-tenant SaaS at scale
- API design, IAM, multi-tenant isolation, and observability
- Usage-based billing/metering and workflow/orchestration engines (e.g., Temporal, Argo, Airflow, Kubeflow)
- Computer Science or related technical degree
Responsibilities
- Own and develop the platform architecture for Physical & Edge AI (developer onboarding/SDKs, app marketplace, workflow orchestration, and billing/metering) as a coherent, productized developer surface
- Define and enforce architectural guardrails and standards for API design, identity/auth, multi-tenant isolation, observability, and extensibility to ensure compliance and reliable delivery
- Create and present high-level solution designs and technical documentation (RFCs, design docs, decision records) to guide development and leadership decisions
- Collaborate with business and technical teams to translate requirements into optimized technology solutions; partner with Product on the platform roadmap
- Lead deep technical reviews of platform features and partner integrations; act as a senior architectural authority for platform-tier decisions
- Mentor and coach architects and senior engineers and influence the broader architecture community on Edge AI platform patterns
- Also responsible for other duties/projects as assigned by business management as needed
Benefits
- Competitive base salary and compensation package
- Annual stock grant
- Employee stock purchase plan
- 401(k)
- Access to free, year-round money coaches
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Paid time off
- Up to 12 paid holidays
- Paid parental and family leave
- Family building benefits
- Back-up care
- Enhanced family support
- Childcare subsidy
- Tuition assistance
- College coaching
- Short- and long-term disability
- Voluntary AD&D coverage
- Voluntary accident coverage
- Voluntary life insurance
- Voluntary disability insurance
- Voluntary long-term care insurance
- Mobile service & home internet discounts
- Pet insurance
- Access to commuter and transit programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
