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Ionic Partners

Helping companies overcome the second chasm

AI Product Chief Architect

Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteLeadTeam 11-50H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

Egypt

Posted

6 days ago

Salary

$100K / year

Seniority

Lead

Bachelor Degree15 yrs expExperience acceptedEnglishASP.NETClassic ASPSQL.NET

Job Description

AI Product Chief Architect

Ionic Partners

• Own the end-to-end technical architecture of Sparkrock's SIS platform, spanning legacy VB6/COM/T-SQL systems and modern C# layers • Direct AI coding agents (Claude Code) to implement architectural decisions — you design, agents build • Define and enforce architectural guardrails: domain boundaries, coding conventions, and integration patterns for AI agents to follow • Review AI-generated code for architectural correctness and behavioral equivalence with legacy logic • Participate in requirements and specification reviews, providing architectural sign-off before work begins • Drive continuous improvement of agent workflows, prompts, and guardrails • Lead technical Deep Dives and RCAs; enforce quality on incoming epics; resolve production outages

Job Requirements

  • 15+ years of software development, 5+ years as architect or technical lead
  • Deep C#/.NET expertise (.NET Core/8, ASP.NET Web API)
  • Heavy hands-on T-SQL — writing, owning, and debugging complex stored procedures where business logic lives in the database
  • Proven ability to navigate large legacy codebases (VB6, VB.NET, COM, Classic ASP)
  • Already working AI-first — uses coding agents as primary development tool in current role
  • Strong async written communication (remote-first team)
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Benefits

  • We are 100% remote and global. Live your best life wherever that may be, and never lose out on career opportunities because of it.
  • Flexible work hours. We work asynchronously and don’t care when you’re online, just that you deliver great results and are there for our customers.
  • We are dedicated to your growth with consistent and meaningful feedback, support in achieving your personal career goals, and access to leading-edge tools, playbooks, and technology to amplify your experience.
  • Introductions to thought leaders in the space and webinars on cutting-edge tech hot topics.
  • Stipend to help set up your ideal home office.
  • Focus on culture: coffee chats, happy hours, cooking classes, book clubs, and more!

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