Principal Architect - Full Stack Development
First seen by Alion on Oct 7, 2026.
About the Opportunity:
We are looking for an elite Principal Architect who is part visionary, part relentless full-stack executor to join our core team as a high-impact Individual Contributor (IC). This is not a role for someone who just wants to draw diagrams or pass off tickets. We are looking for a dynamic, high-spirited builder who lives at the bleeding edge of the "vibe coding" era - someone who uses AI agents to multiply their output by 10x and takes total ownership of the enterprise products they build from the ground up.
Core Mandates:
- Total Ownership: You own the entire lifecycle of core features - from the initial whiteboarding session and architectural design to complex integrations and post-launch stability.
- Enterprise Solutions & Cloud: Architecting and deploying scalable, distributed solutions that seamlessly operate across multi-cloud and native environments (Azure, AWS, GCP).
- Agent-Driven Workflows: Architecting complex integrations where autonomous AI agents interact with our core APIs, third-party services, and data pipelines to drive business logic.
The Technology Ecosystem :
Full-Stack Core: TypeScript, Node.js, Next.js, React 19, Tailwind CSS, .NET, C#.
Data & Infrastructure: PostgreSQL, MySQL, ELT, Data Engineering, Linux, CI/CD.
Security & Ops: IDP/IAM, RBAC, REST/JSON APIs, Observability/Tracing tools.
Rapid Delivery: Strategic utilization of low-code/no-code environments to accelerate time-to-market.
The "AI-Native" Edge :
- Hyper-Productivity: You are a power user of the new era. Whether it's Cursor, Claude Code, or custom AI assistants, you know how to prompt, guide, and debug alongside AI to write highly optimized code at blistering speeds.
- Agility & Evolution: The tech landscape is shifting daily. You are fiercely curious and naturally pivot to adopt the latest paradigms the moment they provide a competitive advantage.
What We're Looking For :
- Experience & Impact: 6 to 10+ years of professional experience, though we strictly value talent, agility, and output over "years in a seat."
- Comprehension & Communication: Elite ability to digest complex business requirements and articulate architectural trade-offs to both technical peers and executive stakeholders.
- The IC Mentality: You are a self-starter who doesn't need a team to execute a vision. You are both the architect and the engine.
- Passion: You are high-energy, naturally curious, and genuinely excited about the current paradigm shift in software development.
Why Join ?
You will have the autonomy to dictate architecture, bypass corporate red tape, and build at a velocity most teams only dream of. This is a chance to work in a lean, high-trust environment where you get a bird's-eye view of modern enterprise architecture while keeping your hands deep in the most exciting tech available today.
Skills
Full Stack, TypeScript, Node.js, Next.js, C#, .Net, PostgreSQL, Generative AI, Agentic AI