Principal Architect

About the job

ConverseNow is the leading Voice AI platform for restaurants. Our virtual ordering assistants automate drive-thru and phone orders for some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands. Combining cutting-edge conversational AI with deep hospitality insight, we sit at the intersection of technology, SaaS, and service — enabling brands to deliver faster, friendlier, and more consistent guest experiences.Recognized by Forbes AI 50, Built In’s Startups to Watch, and featured in TechCrunch, Business Insider, and Nation’s Restaurant News, ConverseNow is supported by world-class investors including CRAFT Ventures (Tesla, Uber, Airbnb, Slack) and Enlightened Hospitality Investments (founded by Shake Shack’s Danny Meyer).After six years of product and market maturity, ConverseNow is entering its next phase: profitable scale by the end of 2026. The foundations are strong — proven technology, marquee customers, and scalable operations — and we’re now seeking a Principal Architect to lead the next stage of our platform evolution.

The Role

• As Principal Architect, you will be responsible for defining, evolving, and governing the overall architecture of ConverseNow’s AI platform — spanning infrastructure, data systems, APIs, and production services that power millions of voice and text interactions every month.You’ll be both a hands-on technical leader and a strategic systems thinker — responsible for evolving the architecture that powers our AI-driven ordering ecosystem. Your mandate: ensure reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency as we transition from high-growth to profitable and sustainable scale. The existing ConverseNow platform utilises a wide variety of technologies at the heart of which lies advanced AI frameworks, models and our patented algorithms.This role is ideal for a senior technologist who thrives on solving complex distributed-system challenges, guiding architectural transformation, and mentoring high-performing teams toward long-term stability and innovation.