Generative AI Architect

Why Join HYCU?

HYCU is the fastest-growing leader in the multi-cloud and SaaS data protection as a service industry. By bringing true SaaS-based data backup and recovery to on-premises, cloud-native, and SaaS IT environments, the company provides unrivaled data protection, migration, disaster recovery, and ransomware protection to thousands of companies worldwide. The companys award-winning R-Cloud platform eliminates complexity, risk, and the high cost of legacy-based solutions, providing data protection simplicity to make it the #1 SaaS Data Protection platform. With an industry leading NPS score of 91, HYCU has raised $140M in VC funding to date and is based in Boston, Mass. Learn more at www.hycu.com.

Overview

We are seeking an AI / Generative AI Architect that will be responsible for defining the end-to-end technical architecture for Generative AI–powered data insight platforms. This role ensures that AI solutions are scalable, secure, cost-efficient, and aligned with business and regulatory requirements.

We are building next-generation Generative AI products that deliver actionable data insights at enterprise scale. Our platform combines Large Language Models (LLMs), advanced data engineering, knowledge graphs, and AI agents to help organizations analyze, understand, and act on their data faster and more intelligently. We focus on secure, scalable, explainable, and compliant AI systems designed for real-world enterprise use.

Location:

• Bangalore, India (Hybrid; 3 days onsite/2 days remote)

What You’ll Do:

• Define and own the overall architecture for Generative AI platforms, including LLMs, data layers, knowledge systems, and agent orchestration frameworks
• Design scalable, cloud-native architectures that support high-performance AI workloads
• Establish architectural patterns for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), reasoning, evaluation, and observability
• Ensure non-functional requirements such as reliability, security, compliance, latency, and cost efficiency are met
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams across AI, data, and platform domains
• Design and maintain reference architectures for AI-driven data insight products
• Collaborate with product managers to align architecture with business objectives
• Partner with security and compliance teams to embed governance-by-design
• Review designs and implementations to ensure architectural consistency and quality
• Identify technical risks early and propose scalable, sustainable solutions

What We’re Looking For:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum of 8–12 years of experience in software engineering, data platforms & AI systems
• Prior experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale AI or data products
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms and modern AI technologies is strongly preferred
• Strong experience designing distributed, cloud-native systems
• Deep understanding of Generative AI, Large Language Models, embeddings, and agent-based architectures
• Experience with data platforms, APIs, and AI integration patterns
• Knowledge of AI evaluation, monitoring, and observability frameworks
• Familiarity with security, privacy, and governance considerations for AI systems

Technical Skills Required:

• Distributed Systems Design
• Search architecture (OpenSearch / Elasticsearch)
• API Design (REST / FastAPI)
• Cloud-native architecture (AWS / GCP / Azure)
• Kubernetes fundamentals
• Data modeling at scale
• Multi-tenant SaaS design preferred
• RAG architecture understanding preferred
• Vector search familiarity preferred
• Event-driven systems (Kafka / PubSub) preferred
• Security-aware design preferred

Attributes of a Successful HYCUer in this role:

• Self-starter and strategic thinker who thinks outside the box
• Takes responsibility and ownership for driving successful outcomes. You’re results-driven with a winning attitude
• Team player! You have excellent people and management skills to interact with staff, colleagues, cross-functional teams and third parties
• Hands-on and builders mentality with an entrepreneurial mindset and intrinsic motivation
• Obsessed with being customer-focused – We know our customers and are advocates for their voice and point of view across HYCU
• Intellectual curiosity, always open for continuous learning/growth mindset

Who We Are:

Our Core Values: Authenticity, Grit and Empathy are at the heart of everything we do at HYCU. All of us at HYCU take ownership in shaping and contributing to our culture. We pride ourselves in developing an inclusive and diverse company that supports our employees and customers to do extraordinary things.

The following is how we approach each Core Value:

• Authenticity – To be authentic means to be who we are and do it well. Focus your energy on being who YOU are. Be true to yourself. Authenticity also extends to our products. Understanding where we are truly the best fit for our customers and when we are not. And finally, authenticity in relationships: ensuring that we are honest and do what we say we’re going to do.
• Grit – To win we need to want it. Every team member needs to be able to jump in and help at every turn. Whether it’s staying late to help a colleague or customer or finding a better process and making sure it’s communicated cross-functionally. You just have to do it and love it…and never stop trying.
• Empathy – We need to care about each other, about our clients, about our business, and about the world around us. That might seem like a tall order, but if we don’t live in a constant state of empathy, if we don’t strive to truly put ourselves in another person’s shoes, we cannot truly serve the market.

"We are at our best when we stay true to our Core Values."~ Simon Taylor, CEO

What We Offer:

Come work for one of CRN’s “Cloud 100 Companies for 2026”. At HYCU you’ll have the opportunity to build your career with a “Visionary” B2B SaaS company from Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Enterprise BackUp. HYCU provides an excellent benefits package including Medical Insurance, generous time off, and more. We offer career development programs and an inclusive global culture. All our employees participate in our equity program.