Principal Enterprise Architect, AI Platform
Location: Hybrid (Two days in-office)
At a Glance
The Principal Enterprise Architect for the AI Platform is a high-impact leadership role responsible for the strategic technical vision of our foundational AI and Machine Learning systems. This leader will define the "golden paths" for AI development, ensuring our platform is secure, scalable, and governed while accelerating the delivery of GenAI, RAG, and Agentic AI solutions across the enterprise.
Why this job’s a big deal
As we scale personalization and intelligent automation, the AI Platform is mission-critical to our competitive edge. You will operate at the highest level of technical strategy, reducing architectural risk and complexity for systems that power millions of traveler interactions. This is a unique opportunity to build a world-class AI ecosystem from the ground up, influencing how every engineering team at the company leverages data and models.
In this role, you will get to:
Shape AI Strategy: Develop the target state and reference architectures for the AI/ML Platform, aligning technical roadmaps with long-term business goals like personalization and intelligent automation.
Establish AI Governance: Lead the codification of guardrails for the GenAI ecosystem, focusing on LLM observability, safety, prompt management, and cost awareness.
Define Platform Standards: Deliver "golden paths" and reusable frameworks (e.g., multi-agent frameworks like LangChain/LangGraph) to improve developer productivity for AI use cases.
Modernize Model Lifecycles: Standardize LLMOps and MLOps patterns using model gateways and automated pipelines (Vertex AI, Composer) to ensure governed, self-service access.
Evaluate Emerging Tech: Lead build/buy/partner analyses for cutting-edge AI tools, including vector stores, evaluation frameworks (Arize, LangSmith), and distributed computing concepts.
Influence & Mentor: Act as a strategic partner to senior leadership while coaching Principal and Staff engineers to elevate architectural practices across the organization.
Who you are:
Strategic Architect: You possess extensive experience in enterprise architecture, specifically within cloud-native distributed systems (GCP preferred) and high-scale AI/ML platforms.
Technical Visionary: You have a deep understanding of modern AI patterns, including RAG pipelines, agentic frameworks, and the integration of large-scale data systems like BigQuery and Kafka.
Collaborative Leader: You excel at bridging the gap between business intent and complex technical execution, influencing stakeholders across Product, Finance, and Engineering.
Pragmatic Problem Solver: You are skilled at balancing the need for rapid AI innovation with the rigor required for enterprise-grade security, reliability, and cost-efficiency.
Experienced Professional: You typically bring 12+ years of experience in software engineering and architecture, with at least 5 years focused on AI/ML or Data platforms at scale.
Values-Driven: You have an illustrated history of living the values of Customer, Innovation, Team, Accountability, and Trust.
Preferred Qualifications:
Advanced Expertise: Masters or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, or a related quantitative field.
Cloud Proficiency: Deep experience with GCP’s AI stack (Vertex AI, GKE, Dataflow) or equivalent enterprise-grade cloud AI services.
Industry Context: Experience in FinTech or high-volume e-commerce environments where AI drives real-time search, ranking, or pricing.
There are a variety of factors that go into determining a salary range, including but not limited to external market benchmark data, geographic location, and years of experience sought/required. In addition to a competitive base salary, certain roles may be eligible for an annual bonus and/or equity grant.
The salary range for this position is $150,000-175,000 CAD.
Who We AreWE ARE PRICELINE.
Our success as one of the biggest players in online travel is all thanks to our incredible, dedicated team of talented employees. Priceliners are focused on being the best travel deal makers in the world, motivated by our passion to help everyone experience the moments that matter most in their lives. Whether it’s a dream vacation, your cousin’s graduation, or your best friend’s wedding - we make travel affordable and accessible to our customers.
Our culture is unique and inspiring (that’s what our employees tell us). We’re a grown-up, startup. We deliver the excitement of a new venture, without the struggles and chaos that can come with a business that hasn’t stabilized.
We’re on the cutting edge of innovative technologies. We keep the customer at the center of all that we do. Our ability to meet their needs relies on the strength of a workforce as diverse as the customers we serve. We bring together employees from all walks of life and we are proud to provide the kind of inclusive environment that stimulates innovation, creativity and collaboration.
Priceline is part of the Booking Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKNG) family of companies, a highly profitable global online travel company with a market capitalization of over $80 billion. Our sister companies include Booking.com, BookingGo, Agoda, Kayak and OpenTable.
If you want to be part of something truly special, check us out!
Flexible work at PricelinePriceline is following a hybrid working model, which includes two days onsite as determined by you and your manager (ideally selecting among Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday). On the remaining days, you can choose to be remote or in the office.
Perks & Benefits at PricelineOur benefits are designed to support your health, wellbeing, and life inside and outside of work. Eligible Priceliners have access to:
Health & wellness coverage including medical, dental, vision, and mental health resources
Generous time off including PTO, holidays, a company-wide Priceline Pause reset week, and paid volunteer days
Work/life support including the ability to work up to 4 weeks per year from anywhere, parental leave, dependent care and family support resources, Summer Fridays, and office perks like stocked kitchens and catered meals (varies by location)
Financial security programs such as retirement plans with company contributions, life and disability coverage, and tax-advantaged accounts
Signature travel perks including employee-only discounts on hotels and flights, VIP deals, and Big Deal Bucks credits
Additional perks & discounts like travel and partner discounts, tuition support, legal support, and pet benefits
A people-first culture with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), social events, recognition programs, and service awards that help you connect, grow, and celebrate together
Specific benefits and programs vary by location.
Inclusion is a Big Deal!To be the best travel dealmakers in the world, we believe our team should reflect the broad range of customers and communities we serve. We are committed to cultivating a culture where all employees have the freedom to bring their individual perspectives, life experiences, and passion to work.
Priceline is a proud equal opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate the unique lenses through which our employees see the world. We’d love for you to join us and help shape what makes our team extraordinary.
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Skills Required
- Extensive experience in enterprise architecture, specifically cloud-native distributed systems and high-scale AI/ML platforms
- 12+ years of experience in software engineering and architecture
- 5 years focused on AI/ML or Data platforms at scale
- Masters or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, or related field
- Deep experience with GCP's AI stack or equivalent enterprise-grade cloud AI services
- Experience in FinTech or high-volume e-commerce environments
Priceline Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Priceline and has not been reviewed or approved by Priceline.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as comprehensive, including medical, dental, and vision offerings alongside an EAP. Fitness reimbursement is also described as part of the standard health-and-wellness set.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away is framed as well-supported through paid time off, company holidays, and paid volunteer days. These elements collectively broaden the non-cash value of the package for many employees.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is characterized as fair-to-decent in parts of the organization, with certain technical roles described as competitive. Total rewards can feel more acceptable when benefits and travel-related perks are factored in.
Priceline Insights
What We Do
At Priceline, part of Booking Holdings, Inc. [NASDAQ: BKNG], we believe every trip is a big deal to our customers. Whether it’s a much-needed getaway, wedding, reunion, graduation, or rooting on a favorite team—those are the moments that nobody should miss out on. Our mission? Be the best travel dealmakers in the world. We provide our customers with smart and easy ways to access the very best deals available on hotel rooms, flights, rental cars, vacation packages and cruises, so they can be there for the moments that matter the most to them. We do that by welcoming people who are at the top of their game, who want to learn and grow with others and who take their work seriously (but not themselves). We’re building a diverse and uniquely talented team to make sure our customers can be there for all those {big deal} moments. Come join us!
