Product Architect - AI
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Come join us in delivering better outcomes for our clients around the world!
We are seeking an experienced AI Product Architect to lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable, secure, and high-performance AI-powered applications. This role combines deep technical expertise with product thinking, architecture leadership, and team management. You will own end-to-end architecture, guide engineering teams, and ensure alignment across product, business, algorithms, and cloud infrastructure—while driving best practices and modern engineering standards.
How You Will Add Value?
Key Responsibilities:
Architecture & Technical Leadership:
Design and implement Azure-first architecture solutions (mandatory; AWS not in scope)
Build scalable, secure, and optimized applications leveraging modern cloud-native patterns
Review and assess existing applications, identifying gaps and driving remediation
Define and enforce architecture standards, best practices, and engineering guidelines
Lead microservices and API architecture design
Drive performance, resiliency, and production stability
Product & Delivery Ownership:
Own end-to-end solution delivery, from design through production
Align product, business requirements, AI/ML models, and infrastructure
Conduct design reviews and code reviews
Oversee delivery governance and quality assurance
Ensure production readiness and hardening
Team Leadership & Execution:
Lead and manage full-stack engineering teams
Perform effort estimation, task breakdown, and delegation
Mentor engineers and promote AI-assisted programming practices
Drive accountability and execution excellence across teams
Collaboration & Stakeholder Management:
Collaborate cross-functionally with product, business, data science, and infrastructure teams
Act as a bridge between technical and non-technical stakeholders
Communicate architecture decisions, trade-offs, and risks clearly
What Will Help You Be Successful in This Role?
Technology & Architecture Requirements:
Cloud & Infrastructure (Mandatory Azure Expertise):
Azure Containers (AKS / container-based deployments)
Azure Functions
Azure Blob Storage
Azure API Management (APIM)
Azure Container Registry
Azure Key Vault
Azure Application Insights
Azure Data Factory
Backend & Data:
Python
FastAPI
SQL / PostgreSQL
Snowflake
Frontend:
React
Architecture & Engineering:
Microservices architecture
API-first design
CI/CD pipelines
Security, RBAC, and compliance
Monitoring, logging, and alerting
Environment management (dev/test/prod isolation)
Legacy system modernization
Core Competencies:
Strong system design and architectural thinking
Ability to balance speed, scalability, and maintainability
Expertise in production-grade system design
Deep understanding of cloud-native patterns and distributed systems
Experience with AI-enabled applications and AI-assisted development workflows
People Leadership:
Proven ability to lead and manage engineering teams
Experience mentoring developers and fostering high-performance teams
Strong ownership mindset with focus on delivery outcomes
Ability to build a culture of engineering excellence and accountability
Nice to Have:
Experience in AI/ML product development lifecycle
Exposure to financial services / asset management domain
Experience with large-scale system modernization initiatives
Success Criteria:
Delivery of robust, scalable AI-powered applications
High system reliability and performance in production
Strong alignment across product, engineering, and business
Development of a high-performing engineering team
Job Level - Individual Contributor
Work Shift Timings - 2:00 PM - 11:00 PM IST
Experience our welcoming culture and reach your professional and personal potential!
Our culture is shaped by our diverse global workforce and strongly held core values. Regardless of your interests, lifestyle, or background, there’s a place for you at Franklin Templeton. We provide employees with the tools, resources, and learning opportunities to help them excel in their career and personal life.
By joining us, you will become part of a culture that focuses on employee well-being and provides multidimensional support for a positive and healthy lifestyle. We understand that benefits are at the core of employee well-being and may vary depending on individual needs. Whether you need support for maintaining your physical and mental health, saving for life’s adventures, taking care of your family members, or making a positive impact in your community, we aim to have them covered.
Highlights of our benefits include:
Professional development growth opportunities through in-house classes and over 150 Web-based training courses
An educational assistance program to financially help employees seeking continuing education
Medical, Life and Personal Accident Insurance benefit for employees. Medical insurance also cover employee’s dependents (spouses, children and dependent parents)
Life insurance for protection of employees’ families
Personal accident insurance for protection of employees and their families
Personal loan assistance
Employee Stock Investment Plan (ESIP)
12 weeks Paternity leave
Onsite fitness center, recreation center, and cafeteria
Transport facility
Child day care facility for women employees
Cricket grounds and gymnasium
Library
Health Center with doctor availability
HDFC ATM on the campus
Learn more about the wide range of benefits we offer at Franklin Templeton
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