AI Engineer – Software Architect

CI&T

AI Engineer focusing on software architecture at CI&T. Redesigning software development with AI tools in a global tech environment.

Posted 5/28/2026full-time🇧🇷 BrazilMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidiOSJava

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Be responsible for the squad's technical delivery, ensuring quality, predictability and adherence to architectural standards
Lead technical refinement with the product team, translating business needs into viable, well-sized solutions
Support the squad backlog organization, prioritizing technical debt, architectural risks and AI automation opportunities
Lead the adoption and evolution of agent-based development tools (Claude Code in particular) in multidisciplinary squads
Define and disseminate AI-assisted development methods — using Spec-Driven Development (Spec-Kit, BMAD) as a foundation — adapting the lifecycle to each product context
Design and implement agent-driven processes across the engineering workflow: AI-assisted code review, test generation and maintenance, assisted refactoring, living documentation, PR automation
Act as a systems architect with an AI perspective: evaluate trade-offs, propose integration patterns between agents and services, ensure consistency across iOS, Android and BFF
Mentor engineers, raising the team's maturity in AI-assisted engineering

Requirements

What you’ll need

Deep hands-on experience with agent-based development tools — Claude Code in particular
Proficiency in Spec-Driven Development (Spec-Kit and/or BMAD) and ability to adapt the lifecycle to real product contexts
Strong systems-level thinking — able to see architecture, dependencies and cross-team impacts
Experience in technical leadership of multidisciplinary teams (iOS, Android, BFF/Java)
Experience leading technical refinement and backlog organization in partnership with Product Owners
Proven track record of direct responsibility for squads' technical delivery
Well-established repertoire in agent-driven processes applied to development (AI code review, agents for QA, pipeline automations)
Up-to-date knowledge of emerging agent-driven workflows and ability to adapt them to operational realities
Availability to be on-site at the client in São Paulo (SP) a few days per week.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health and dental insurance
Meal and food allowances
Childcare assistance
Extended parental leave
Partnerships with gyms and health & wellness professionals via Wellhub (Gympass) and TotalPass
Profit-sharing (PLR)
Life insurance
Continuous learning platform (CI&T University)
Discount club
Free online platform dedicated to promoting physical and mental health and well-being
Pregnancy and responsible-parenting course
Partnerships with online course platforms
Language learning platform
And many others

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Hard Skills & Tools

agent-based development toolsClaude CodeSpec-Driven DevelopmentSpec-KitBMADAI-assisted development methodsAI-assisted code reviewtest generationassisted refactoringpipeline automation

Soft Skills

technical leadershipsystems-level thinkingmentoringcollaborationprioritizationadaptabilityproblem-solvingcommunicationorganizational skillsteam maturity