Architect is a frontier AI lab for custom silicon. We partner with frontier labs, clouds / neoclouds, physical AI companies, and advanced fabs to tape-out custom chips co-designed for next-generation AI workloads. Our goal is to compress end-to-end software to silicon timelines, and maximize intelligence per watt and per dollar for the world. We are a small exceptional team across silicon, systems, software and frontier AI. Our team have led research teams at nearly every frontier AI lab, and at some of the most complex SoCs in the world.
As a member of Special Projects at Architect, you'll work closely with the founders and leadership team to tackle the company's highest-priority business challenges. You'll be the person who can take an important, ambiguous problem—whether in finance, legal, HR, recruiting, or operations—figure out what needs to happen, and drive it to completion. This is a hands-on, high-trust role for a resourceful generalist who combines exceptional judgment with relentless execution.
Own critical projects end to end: Turn loosely defined priorities into clear plans, coordinate stakeholders, and deliver results without waiting for a playbook.
Keep the business running: Support financial planning, budgets, reporting, purchasing, vendor management, and operational decisions.
Drive legal and people operations: Work with external counsel and advisors on contracts, compliance, and corporate matters; help with recruiting, onboarding, and HR processes.
Build leverage: Create simple, scalable systems, using AI and automation wherever they meaningfully improve how the company operates.
Go wherever the problem is: Anticipate bottlenecks, handle urgent issues, and take ownership of work that doesn't neatly fit into any one function.
Exceptional agency and follow-through: You have a track record of making difficult things happen, often with limited direction or resources.
Strong business fundamentals: You can navigate budgets, contracts, hiring processes, and operational tradeoffs, and know when to bring in specialists.
Structured, pragmatic problem-solving: You learn unfamiliar topics fast, prioritize effectively, and can turn ambiguity into action.
Outstanding judgment and discretion: You handle sensitive information with care and communicate clearly with founders, teammates, and external partners.
A true generalist mindset: No problem is beneath you, no task is automatically someone else's, and you're equally comfortable with strategy and execution.
Bonus: Experience as an early startup operator, founder, chief of staff, or in a demanding finance, consulting, or business-operations environment.
Competitive salary and equity.
Fast-paced startup with autonomy and visible impact.
The opportunity to work directly with the founding team and help build the operating foundation of a frontier AI and silicon company.
Skills Required
- Exceptional agency and follow-through, with a track record of delivering difficult work with limited direction or resources
- Strong business fundamentals, including familiarity with budgets, contracts, hiring processes, and operational tradeoffs
- Structured and pragmatic problem-solving ability, including learning unfamiliar topics quickly and prioritizing effectively
- Outstanding judgment, discretion, and clear communication with internal and external stakeholders
- Generalist mindset with comfort handling both strategy and execution
- Experience as an early startup operator, founder, chief of staff, or in finance, consulting, or business operations
What We Do
an AI lab for compute infrastructure, starting with chip design
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