Principal Architect AI

Principal Architect AI Overview

Anaplan is seeking a Principal AI Architect to join our team in London, United Kingdom. We are dedicated to enhancing business decision-making through our advanced AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform, which is trusted by over 2,400 global companies, including notable names like Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, and Adobe. Our culture emphasizes innovation, diversity of thought, and a commitment to achieving ambitious goals.

Role Overview

The Principal AI Architect will be responsible for designing and architecting next-generation AI solutions that revolutionize enterprise planning and decision-making. This role involves leading the architecture for GenAI and Agentic AI systems, focusing on integrating cutting-edge AI capabilities with business planning workflows.

Your Impact

• Design and architect GenAI and conversational AI solutions that integrate with Anaplan’s planning platform, facilitating natural language interactions and complex business model manipulations.
• Develop architecture patterns and technical specifications for agentic systems and frameworks for agent-to-agent communication, enabling autonomous planning agents to collaborate and execute workflows.
• Create prompt engineering frameworks and best practices to enhance large language model performance for time-series forecasting, scenario planning, and financial modeling.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to define API contracts, data models, and integration patterns for AI-powered features.
• Evaluate and recommend AI/ML technologies and frameworks that align with enterprise requirements for security, scalability, and reliability.
• Lead architecture reviews and provide hands-on technical mentorship to engineering teams implementing production AI solutions.
• Partner with data science teams to translate complex forecasting models and machine learning algorithms into scalable, production-ready architectures.
• Design robust observability and evaluation frameworks for GenAI systems, including system guardrails, continuous monitoring, and optimization mechanisms.

Your Skills

• Experienced background in software architecture, particularly in designing, scaling, and productionizing complex AI/ML systems.
• Deep expertise in large language model architecture, prompt engineering, and GenAI application design, with a strong understanding of multi-agent systems and autonomous decision-making frameworks.
• Highly proficient in Python programming with hands-on experience using modern AI/ML tooling such as PyTorch or TensorFlow, and enterprise frameworks like LangChain or Haystack.
• A proven track record of designing RESTful APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures for deploying production-ready, enterprise-grade AI solutions.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of translating complex technical architectures and AI concepts into clear insights for diverse engineering and business stakeholders.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)

At Anaplan, we believe that attracting and retaining top talent while fostering an inclusive culture strengthens our business. We are committed to a hiring and working environment where all individuals are respected and valued, regardless of their unique characteristics. We encourage you to bring your authentic self to work every day.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply through our application portal.

Degree Requirement: Not Specified

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