Principal Architect, Data Knowledge Platform

Location US - San Francisco Employment Type Full time Location Type Hybrid Department Engineering Knowledge Platform Compensation $220K – $350K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus These expected base pay ranges represent the company’s good faith minimum and maximum ranges for this role at the time of posting. Benefits include medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, short-term and long-term disability, basic life insurance, well-being benefits, 20 paid vacation days and 12 paid company holidays. Principal Architect, Data Knowledge Platform Responsibilities Own the technical execution of regional and global data localisation strategies within the Databricks environment. Design scalable patterns that satisfy strict regulatory requirements while maintaining a unified global data model across priority markets. Reconcile local compliance constraints with global consistency in definitions, metrics, and knowledge artifacts. Partner with Data Science, AI Engineering, Product, and Risk teams to ensure the platform supports experimentation and high-quality decision-making. Lead global data modeling efforts, creating unified schemas that accommodate regional variance. Define and implement “Agent Interfaces”—APIs and tools that enable AI agents to interact with Knowledge and Skills layers. Implement Governance-as-Code, ensuring automated data lineage and quality controls are embedded directly into the data platform. Minimum Requirements 10+ years of experience designing and building large-scale data systems with strong architectural fundamentals. Hands‑on experience with the Databricks ecosystem, including Unity Catalog and Delta Lake. Experience implementing semantic layers or metric stores to enable consistent reporting and analytics. Solid understanding of how AI/agent-based systems consume data, with experience building APIs or data services to support them. Experience designing data solutions that meet regional data residency and compliance requirements. Demonstrated senior‑level individual contributor experience, including leading design reviews and mentoring engineers. Equal opportunity Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. Compensation Range: $220K - $350K #J-18808-Ljbffr Airwallex