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Principal Architect jobs: 40 open roles

Open principal architect jobs taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open.

The market for principal architect work

Every figure names its source. Skills and AI-skill shares describe the whole Engineering function this title sits in.

Verified open principal architect jobs
40

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Engineering openings that ask for AI skills
8%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Engineering openings that are remote
3%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

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Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. python10%
  2. 2. project management5%
  3. 3. linux4%
  4. 4. c++4%
  5. 5. aws4%
  6. 6. agile4%
  7. 7. supply chain4%
  8. 8. procurement3%

AI skills worth building for this work

  1. 1. ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow)
  2. 2. LLM application engineering
  3. 3. RAG and vector search
  4. 4. Model fine-tuning
  5. 5. Model training and deep learning
  6. 6. MLOps

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Where principal architect experience can go next

Career moves the skills carry over to, closest fit first. Time is how long a move usually takes.

  • Non-profit programs and leadership

    Close fit · A few months

    Education non-profits and youth programs need people who know students and schools.

    Carries over: Student and family programs, Advising, Outreach

  • Recruiting (in-house)

    Close fit · A few months

    Admissions is recruiting with students; companies hire admissions people into talent acquisition.

    Carries over: Admissions is recruiting, Interviewing, Pipeline management

  • Government programs and policy

    Adjacent · A few months

    State and local education agencies hire people who have run school and student programs.

    Carries over: Education policy in practice, Compliance, Program management

  • People operations

    Adjacent · A few months

    People operations is student services for employees.

    Carries over: Student services processes, Policy and compliance, Helping people through systems

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Open principal architect jobs

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Where principal architect jobs are

Between jobs? Unemployment benefits and severance rules in these states, or in every state.

Employers hiring principal architects

  • JPMorgan Chase 4
  • Unitedhealth Group 3
  • Danaher 2
  • Verizon 2
  • 3Cloud 2
  • Adobe 2
  • United Airlines 2
  • United Airlines Holdings 1
  • Echodyne 1
  • ACI Worldwide 1

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