Applied AI Solution Architect: LLM & Agentic Lead

Zoho; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoho in Dubai is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to spearhead Applied AI initiatives. You will anchor how LLM and agentic AI capabilities are designed, built, and deployed, while working hands-on with code, frameworks, and stakeholders.

This role requires architectural vision and practical engineering depth, leading end-to-end architectures for LLMs, orchestration, and secure enterprise integration.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in technical roles (Solutions Architect, Tech Lead, Senior Engineer).
• Hands-on delivery of production LLM/agentic AI solutions.
• Strong enterprise integration with APIs, event-driven patterns, and pipelines.
• Proficiency in Python and at least one other language (TypeScript, C#, or Java).

Responsibilities

• Translate business problems into technical AI solutions with stakeholders.
• Own end-to-end architecture for LLM and agentic systems (orchestration, retrieval pipelines, MCP integrations, tool design).
• Build working prototypes to validate designs before full-scale implementation.
• Continuously evaluate emerging AI platforms, frameworks, and models.
• Lead and mentor Applied AI engineers, setting technical direction and standards.
• Establish engineering practices for observability, evaluation, release, and compliance.
• Collaborate with IT Security, Data Governance, and Legal to ensure scalable, auditable solutions.

Skills

10+ years exp

LLM/agentic AI prod

Enterprise integration

Python

TypeScript

Java

C#

Tools

LangGraph

Semantic Kernel

OpenAI Agents SDK

Claude Agent SDK

Pydantic AI

SQL

Kafka

Databricks

Fabric

Snowflake

Job description

Zoho in Dubai is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to spearhead Applied AI initiatives. You will anchor how LLM and agentic AI capabilities are designed, built, and deployed, while working hands-on with code, frameworks, and stakeholders.

This role requires architectural vision and practical engineering depth, leading end-to-end architectures for LLMs, orchestration, and secure enterprise integration.