Job Description

Principal Architect – AI-First IP Intelligence Platform
We are transforming a global IP intelligence organization from expert-driven workflows into an AI-first, scalable platform architecture. Our mission is to convert complex, knowledge-intensive IP workflows-prior art search, patent landscape analysis, FTO, competitive intelligence-into modular, explainable, enterprise-grade AI systems.
Location: Gurugram, India
Working format: 5 days per week in the office

The Role

You will work closely with the Director and Head of the Workbench Program in the UK, and partner with the India operations team to understand how the work is done today and translate that into the platform. This is an architecture role with long-term platform ownership and significant technical influence. It is not about maintaining existing systems. The foundations are being laid now, and you will be shaping them hands-on:




AI-native workflows that reason over long technical documents and cite evidence
Backend services that orchestrate large analytical workloads across a data platform, and the APIs around them.
Contemporary frontend experiences built for reviewing output at scale (React/NodeJS or equivalent) - a near-term critical path for this hire
Secure, enterprise-grade Azure-based deployments, with Databricks as the current leading platform for the data/AI layer.
Robust DevOps and MLOps foundations, including model evaluation

You will operate at both strategic and hands-on levels-designing long-term architectural blueprints while actively shaping core systems in their earliest stages. This role is not about maintaining existing systems. It is about laying the foundations for a platform that will define the next decade of the company’s growth.

📌 Principal Architect Ai First Ip Intelligence Platform Gurugram (India)
🏢 SW Group
📍 India