Job Description

At Instabase, we're passionate about democratizing access to cutting-edge AI innovation to enable any organization to solve previously unsolvable unstructured data problems in their industry. With customers representing some of the largest and most complex organizations in the world, and investors like Greylock, Andreessen Horowitz, and Index Ventures, our market opportunity is near infinite.



Instabase offers a consumption-based pricing model where customers can pay only for what they use, aligning directly with the value our products deliver. It empowers our clients to explore our AI Hub platform features extensively, enabling them to uncover crucial business insights. This customer-centric model allows Instabase to glean insights from diverse use cases and behaviors, ensuring we deliver top-tier solutions that provide unmatched advantages for everyday business operations.



With offices in San Francisco, New York, London and Bengaluru, Instabase is a truly global company. We are

people-first

, and we've built a fearlessly experimental, endlessly curious, customer obsessed team who work together and help organizations around the world turn their unstructured data into insights instantly.


Our

Enterprise Architect

team works as trusted technical advisors within Engineering, Product, and Design (EPD) to ensure Instabase can successfully deploy and scale in enterprise environments. As a

Senior Enterprise Architect

, you'll be the technical bridge between our product development teams and the complex enterprise requirements of our customers, with a primary focus on building enterprise-ready solutions and patterns.



You'll work collaboratively across EPD, GTM, Customer Success, and Services teams to define scalable, secure, and repeatable architecture practices that reduce client friction and accelerate time-to-value. This role requires deep technical expertise combined with the ability to translate enterprise customer needs into actionable product and engineering requirements.

About You

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10+ years of experience

in enterprise architecture, solutions architecture, or infrastructure engineering in a SaaS, cloud-native, or enterprise software company

Deep technical fluency

with AWS, Azure, and GCP, as well as enterprise Kubernetes environments (on-premises and hybrid)

Strong background

in infrastructure-as-code tools: Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Azure Bicep/ARM

Experienced

in building or advising on secure, scalable architectures that include authentication, disaster recovery, asynchronous processing, and configuration management

Expert

at understanding enterprise customer requirements and translating them into technical specifications and architectural guidance

Hands-on coding ability

in Python, Go, or C++ to support automation and architectural prototypes

Skilled

in continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) methodologies and toolchains

Strong communicator

, capable of translating complex technical concepts for both technical and business stakeholders

Self-driven

and comfortable working independently across a geographically distributed team

Experience

collaborating with cross-functional teams, including Sales, Sales Engineering, Engineering, Product, and Customer Success

Familiarity

with enterprise compliance requirements, particularly in regulated industries such as Financial Services

What You'll Do

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Primary EPD Responsibilities

Collaborate with EPD teams

to identify, plan, and implement proofs of concept and enterprise patterns that ensure Instabase can deploy with minimal friction across our client base

Partner with Product and Engineering

to represent enterprise customer needs and reduce architectural friction points across the platform

Maintain enterprise architecture requirements

in partnership with product teams, focusing on reducing deployment complexity and improving customer success

Lead technical design reviews

to ensure enterprise solutions meet scalability, security, and compliance requirements

Build and maintain documentation

that enables client-support teams including Customer Engineering, GTM, and Customer Success

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Support GTM teams

by providing technical expertise to convert technical objections into solutions, offering feedback to reduce friction and maximize client time-to-value

Assist in questionnaires

concerning architecture focus areas and support Customer Success to enable efficient client platform deployments and successful integrations

Participate in RFP responses

and client architecture reviews, particularly for enterprise and regulated industry requirements

Mentor engineers

and other team members on enterprise patterns and provide guidance to junior architects and customer-facing teams

Support paid proofs-of-value

with architectural guardrails and criteria for successful self-managed deployments

Enterprise Architecture Excellence

Define and enforce

scalable, secure patterns for deploying compute, storage, and messaging across AWS, Azure, GCP, and enterprise Kubernetes environments

Lead enterprise architecture reviews

to ensure solutions meet customer requirements around authentication, authorization, disaster recovery, and compliance

Develop reference architectures

for repeatability and reuse across global teams, with particular attention to Financial Services and other regulated industries

Stay current

with enterprise technology developments and cloud architecture best practices

Own complex client deployments

and deliver enterprise solutions end-to-end to production

Requirements

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Subject matter expertise

in at least one enterprise architecture focus area (Systems Architecture, Cloud Architecture, or Client Enterprise Architecture)

Deep understanding

of enterprise architecture best practices across cloud platforms, systems integration, and client deployment patterns

Ability to debug and diagnose

complex issues in enterprise deployments

Experience with regulated industries

, particularly Financial Services compliance requirements

Proven track record

of delivering high-quality enterprise solutions that reduce client friction

Strong project management

skills with the ability to complete projects of large scope spanning pre-sales through post-sales

Benefits:

Flexible PTO:

Because life is better when you actually live it!

Instabreak Fridays:

Enjoy 6 company-wide Friday breaks scheduled throughout the year, giving you long weekends to relax and recharge!

Comprehensive Coverage:

Top-notch medical, dental, and vision insurance.

Parental Leave & Fertility Benefits:

Supporting you in growing your family your way.

Therapy Sessions Covered:

Mental health matters-- 10 free sessions through Samata Health.

Wellness Stipend:

For gym memberships, fitness tech, or whatever keeps you thriving.

Lunch on Us:

Enjoy a lunch credit when you're in the office (we're in on Tuesdays and Wednesdays).

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Instabase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. Research shows that in order to apply for a job, women feel they need to meet 100% of the criteria while men usually apply after meeting about 60%. Regardless of how you identify, if you believe you can do the job and are a good match, we encourage you to apply.