Unit 26 - Software & System Architect Opportunities
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 20, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 29, 2026. SharkNinja scores B on the Alion truth index.
About Us
SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people’s lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 4,100 associates, the company’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.
AI at SharkNinja
At SharkNinja, we’re building an AI-native culture. We’re not waiting for the future; we’re creating it. Our people are expected to experiment boldly, adopt new tools, and continuously raise what’s possible to create meaningful impact for our consumers. If you believe the best way to do your job hasn’t been invented yet, you’ll fit right in.
Build the 26th
We promise the world 25 new products a year. Unit 26 builds the 26th: SharkNinja itself.
Inside a company moving as fast as ours, the highest-impact work doesn’t always fit neatly into anyone’s job description. It sits between functions and stays unsolved until someone owns it completely, builds the solution, proves its value, and ships it. That’s where Unit 26 comes in.
Unit 26 is a small team of builders reporting to the Chief of Staff to the CEO, with executive sponsorship and access to the C-suite from day one. Our job is to solve problems that don’t have an obvious owner or an existing solution. When your build ships, you hand it to the business unit waiting on the other side and move to the next one. Zero to one, again and again.
We’re starting with just eight builders, from inside SharkNinja and out.
The Role
You’ll work directly with teams across SharkNinja to understand what needs to change and what a successful solution must deliver. Then you own the build. What you make will flex with the problem: an app, an algorithm, an AI agent that eliminates thousands of hours of manual work, or a system that doesn’t yet exist at SharkNinja, or anywhere else. Some of your work will change how we run the company. Some will end up inside our products. Some will be things we haven’t imagined yet.
Here, the building comes first. You’ll build on top of a global innovation engine that reaches tens of millions of homes, and you’ll have a stake in the value you create.
What You’llDo
- Find and frame the unowned, cross-functional problems where a great solution removes constraints for several teams at once.
- Partner with business leaders to define the problem, the constraints, and what success must look like.
- Architect and build production-grade software and systems: applications, algorithms, data platforms, integrations, and AI agents.
- Prove value with hard numbers: hours saved, dollars unlocked, speed gained.
- Make fast, pragmatic decisions on architecture and build-versus-buy, always favoring the shortest path to proven impact.
- Ship, then hand off with documentation, training, and support so the business unit can run and scale what you built.
- Move on to the next challenge, and do it again.
Who You Are
Deeply technical software and systems architects with fierce commercial acumen and founder-level urgency.
- 5+ years designing, building, and shipping complex software and systems in production, with mastery of at least one modern language (e.g., Python, TypeScript, C#).
- Proven ability to take ambiguous, high-stakes problems from zero to shipped, with full ownership of the outcome.
- Strong systems thinking: cloud architecture, APIs, data engineering, and enterprise system integration.
- Hands-on experience building with LLMs, AI agents, or machine learning is a strong plus.
- Commercial instincts: you can size an opportunity, make the business case, and measure the return.
- The credibility to earn trust from executives and frontline teams, and to translate business needs into working solutions.
- Founder-level urgency: bias to action, comfort with ambiguity, and accountability for outcomes, not just outputs.
- Bachelor’s Degree Required
Why Unit 26
- Executive sponsorship and a direct line to the CEO from day one.
- A business unit already waiting on the other side of every build.
- Scale most builders never see: a global innovation engine reaching tens of millions of homes.
- A small, elite team of eight builders, from inside SharkNinja and out.
- Everything you ship is a launching pad to something bigger, at SharkNinja and beyond.
Note: This is a Pipeline Opening and Not Tied to A Specific Opening
Salary and Other Compensation: The annual salary range for this position is displayed below. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts (HSA) with company contribution, 401(k) retirement plan with matching, employee stock purchase program, life insurance, AD&D, short-term disability insurance, long-term disability insurance, generous paid time off, company holidays, parental leave, identity theft protection, pet insurance, pre-paid legal insurance, back-up child and eldercare days, product discounts, referral bonus program, and more.
Pay Range
$115,000—$200,000 USD
Our Culture
At SharkNinja, we don’t just raise the bar-we push past it every single day. Our Outrageously Extraordinary mindset drives us to tackle the impossible, push boundaries, and deliver results that others only dream of. If you thrive on breaking out of your swim lane, you’ll be right at home.
What We Offer
We offer competitive health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, employee stock purchase options, wellness programs, SharkNinja product discounts, and more. We empower your personal and professional growth with high impact Learning Programs featuring bold voices redefining what’s possible. When you join, you’re not just part of a company-you’re part of an outrageously extraordinary community. Together, we won’t just launch products-we’ll disrupt entire markets.
At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja’s innovation every day. We support ALL associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA.
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