Principal AI Solutions Architect

### Company Overview

Blue Orange Digital is a cloud-based data transformation and predictive analytics development firm with offices in NYC and Washington, DC. From startups to Fortune 500s, we help companies make sense of their business challenges by applying modern data analytics techniques, visualizations, and AI/ML. Founded by engineers, we love passionate technologists and data analysts. Our startup DNA means everyone on the team makes a direct contribution to the growth of the company.

With 250+ production deployments, a 95% strategy-to-build conversion rate, and delivery speeds 3–4x faster than traditional consulting, Blue Orange operates at the cutting edge of generative AI, agentic systems, and machine learning. We are scaling our practice by vertical — and we need senior technical leaders who can anchor an industry domain with hands-on credibility and client trust.

### Position Overview

We are looking for a Principal AI Solutions Architect to serve as our most senior technical IC within a designated industry vertical — such as financial services, healthcare, private equity, retail, or media. This is a hands-on, client-facing role for someone who architects AI solutions, leads complex technical engagements, and becomes the person clients call when the problem is hard.

The ideal candidate has a career arc similar to our current senior technical leaders: a progression from hands-on data engineering and cloud architecture through AI/ML solution design, evolving into a strategic, client-facing technologist who can go deep with engineering teams and wide with executive stakeholders. You speak the language of both the technology and the industry you serve — and you bring the credibility that comes from having built and shipped production AI systems, not just advised on them.

### Your Growth Path

This role is explicitly designed as an IC-to-practice-lead trajectory. On day one, your job is to be the best solutions architect in y...