Special Projects

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.

About Architect

About Architect Labs

You have a track record of making difficult things happen, often with limited direction or resources.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Turn loosely defined priorities into clear plans, coordinate stakeholders, and deliver results without waiting for a playbook.
• Support financial planning, budgets, reporting, purchasing, vendor management, and operational decisions.
• Work with external counsel and advisors on contracts, compliance, and corporate matters; help with recruiting, onboarding, and HR processes.
• Create simple, scalable systems, using AI and automation wherever they meaningfully improve how the company operates.
• Anticipate bottlenecks, handle urgent issues, and take ownership of work that doesn't neatly fit into any one function.
• What We'd Like to See

Requirements

• You can navigate budgets, contracts, hiring processes, and operational tradeoffs, and know when to bring in specialists.
• You learn unfamiliar topics fast, prioritize effectively, and can turn ambiguity into action.
• You handle sensitive information with care and communicate clearly with founders, teammates, and external partners.
• No problem is beneath you, no task is automatically someone else's, and you're equally comfortable with strategy and execution.

Preferred

• Experience as an early startup operator, founder, chief of staff, or in a demanding finance, consulting, or business-operations environment.

Benefits

• 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.