AI Architect

About Fractional AI

How do you turn a decades-old dataset into an industry-leading medical coding agent? Teach an AI receptionist to book appointments in Spanish? Automatically generate working data connectors from API docs? Build agents that write, test, and deploy their own software packages?

Fractional AI is a startup in the heart of Silicon Valley targeting the biggest greenfield opportunity in the economy: transforming companies with AI software at a scale the market is only beginning to understand. Our clients include Zapier, Airbyte, and companies from industries ranging from data infrastructure to healthcare and life sciences.

We were founded by repeat founders Chris Taylor, Eddie Siegel, and Travis May (Founder of Datavant, $7B exit), and are backed by Shaper Capital. Most of our engineers are former founders or staff engineers from top tech companies like Google and Stripe.

We're headquartered in SF with offices in NYC, Raleigh-Durham, and Dubai.

About The Role

As an AI Architect at Fractional AI, you are the technical face of our business to prospective clients.

You will combine your technical chops and communication skills to advise stakeholders ranging from CTOs to operational business leaders with limited AI exposure. You will work with our Commercial Leader, CTO, and CEO to craft winning solutions and put structure around ambiguous problems.

Ultimately, clients will get a preview of what it will be like to work with our world-class applied AI engineering team by engaging with you!

What you’ll do:

* Run discovery & design workshops with private equity firms and enterprise prospects, surfacing high‑impact gen AI opportunities, building high-level roadmaps, and defining requirements

* Architect robust AI solutions, articulate trade‑offs, and make recommendations on tools and technologies

* Define the scope of implementation projects including timelines, upfront and ongoing cost projections, and risks

* Develop mockups and prototypes so clients can visualize the future state before committing to a full build

* Serve as a technical advisor and thought partner to clients, including providing insights on trends and the evolving technology landscape

* Produce persuasive artifacts including technical briefs, current‑vs‑future process flow diagrams, and a rock‑solid hand‑off package for our delivery teams

* Bring automation to our GTM motion wherever you see opportunity

What you bring to the table:

* 5+ years combined experience as a Software Engineer and Deployment Strategist

* Ability to converse as a peer with senior technical leaders and make complex concepts digestible for AI‑naïve stakeholders.

* You tell crisp, technical stories grounded in relevant anecdotes from your experience with strong presentation skills.

* You thrive in in client-facing environments

* Fluency in gen AI systems, the AI technology ecosystem, and experience working with LLMs are a bonus

How Fractional Is Different

As an AI Architect here, you don’t just integrate existing tools — you design systems from first principles. You’ll work directly with executives to turn ambiguous problems into concrete AI solutions, defining the architecture across models, data, and infrastructure.

This role requires a strong engineering background. You’ll go deep on system design, make tradeoffs, and prototype quickly to validate approaches. But you won’t spend a year building a single system — the pace is faster, and the problems change often.

The upside is constant exposure to new industries and the frontier of applied AI, building a skillset that’s hard to develop anywhere else.

Many people see this as a major growth period — but it’s not for everyone. If you prefer integrating off-the-shelf tools or working on long, narrowly scoped builds, this may not be a fit. We recommend using the interview process to hear directly from the team.

Our Values

* Overdeliver: We are writing the playbook on how to create enterprise value with LLMs, and building our reputation as the world’s best applied AI team.

* Overuse AI: We go out of our way to experiment with the latest tools and share what we learn with our teammates - building a culture at the frontier.

* Over "engineer" the culture: For every big decision, we ask “would this make Fractional a better or worse place for our team?”

Location

San Francisco, CA

New York, NY

Work Arrangement: 4 days in-person, Fridays remote

Benefits

* 🏦 Competitive Compensation Package: Attractive salary aligned with your experience and skills.

* 📈 401k with Matching: Invest in your future with our company-matched retirement plan.

* 🌴 Unlimited PTO: Take the time you need to relax and rejuvenate.

* 🏥 Exceptional Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage: Comprehensive health benefits to keep you and your family healthy.

* 🚑 Health FSA: Manage out-of-pocket health expenses effectively.

* 🚌 Commuter Benefits: Make your travel to work easier and more affordable.

* 🏥 Life Insurance: Providing peace of mind for you and your loved ones.

* 🎉 Team Events and Activities: Regular events to build camaraderie and a strong team spirit.

Ready to join us?

Compensation Range: $160K - $220K