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Master Architect (VP of Architecture) Equity Partner Location: RemoteJurisdiction: Global (Must be eligible to work in USA/Canada)Minimum Commitment: 20 hours per weekCore Function: Systems Architecture & Technical LeadershipDepartment: TechCore Technology DevelopmentReports To: Chief Technology Officer (CTO)This is not a job. Its a stake in the spine of a new ecosystem.What You Put In Is What You Get OutThis is a founder-level architecture and systems leadership role. As Master Architect, you dont just shape the infrastructureyou encode the logic, resilience, and elegance of the entire technology ecosystem supporting Anime Universe.Minimum commitment: 20 hours/week. If thats not feasible, we completely understandbut this isnt the right role for now.This is an equity partner role. That means:No upfront cash compensationEquity (shares) at founding partner level (standard vesting)Future token-based rewards (pending legal clearance)Salary activates with revenue-based milestonesRemote-first, async-native, deep-focus engineering cultureLets Be Absolutely ClearThis isnt a support engineer role.This isnt a patch-and-maintain job.You are the systems mind. The architectural guardian. The blueprint master.Your work will define how infrastructure scales, how components talk, how value flows, and how future layers plug in.You will help shape the core technology foundation for creators, communities, and cross-disciplinary teams.OverviewWere recruiting a Master Architect to serve as the foundational systems designer and technical synthesizer for Anime Universes core platform. Youll own the design and direction of a multi-layered technology stackspanning cloud-native systems, real-time infrastructure, data orchestration, and monetization architecture.This is a VP-level role for someone who has architected large-scale, future-resilient systems across industries. You are viewed by peers as a Master Architectthe person others call when structure, strategy, and scale must align.You dont just connect piecesyou define the logic that governs how everything functions and evolves.This is your seat at the high table of technology creation, working side-by-side with the CTO to transform ideas into scalable, elegant systems.What Youll OwnSystem Architecture LeadershipDesign first-principles architecture across platform services and user-facing applicationsUnify logic and structure across infrastructure, tooling, and deployment environmentsBlueprint DevelopmentAuthor executable architecture documents for internal platforms, developer tools, and content delivery systemsEnsure systems are scalable, modular, and evolution-readyIntegrity & ModularityArchitect modular stack layers that balance adaptability with performanceMaintain cross-domain system cohesion and interface consistencyStandards & ValidationValidate frameworks against technical excellence standards and internal benchmarksContinuously refine to meet quality, performance, and maintainability thresholdsCross-Functional CollaborationPartner with engineers, product teams, data leads, and content tech stakeholdersAlign diverse teams under one architectural vision while enabling domain autonomyWhat Were Looking ForExperience & Leadership15+ years of experience in technical architecture across cloud, platform, infrastructure, or enterprise systemsYouve held senior technical leadership roles (e.g. Principal Architect, VP of Engineering, or Chief Architect) and built high-impact systems at scaleTechnical FluencyDeep experience in cloud services, backend architecture, API design, and orchestration pipelinesYou navigate across infrastructure, protocols, and platform systems with claritySystem ThinkingHigh-agency thinker who anticipates long-term complexity and system evolutionYou design for sustainability, performance, and composabilityNext-Gen Paradigm FluencyFamiliarity with emerging models (e.g., tokenized logic, distributed computation, adaptive runtimes)You understand how infrastructure can power new forms of digital value, interaction, and creativityVision AlignmentYou architect with purposebalancing whats needed now with whats inevitable nextYou design with the confidence of an engineer and the foresight of a strategistCompensationEquity (Shares): Founding partner-level equityToken-Based Rewards: Future layer pending legal reviewFuture Salary: Activates with major revenue/funding milestonesRemote First: Fully distributed, async-native, autonomy-respecting teamOur PromiseYou wont just build systems. Youll shape the backbone of the Anime Universe platform.Your fingerprints will be on every tool, every layer, every user interaction and developer workflow. If youve been waiting to architect something that defines how creators build, collaborate, and scalethis is your moment.