Software Architect (mfx) Focus AI Architecture

appliedAI; München; Hybrid; EUR 75.000 - 95.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading AI technology firm in Munich seeks a Software Architect focused on AI Architecture to design robust solutions for enterprise clients. The role involves guiding teams through the delivery of production AI systems and requires strong software engineering fundamentals. Ideal candidates should have a STEM degree and experience with distributed systems. This position offers a hybrid work model and opportunities for professional growth.

Leistungen

Hybrid work model

JobRad leasing option

Sabbatical option after 3 years

Sports membership with Wellpass

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years designing and building production-grade software; client-facing experience.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals.
• Expertise in distributed systems and messaging.

Aufgaben

• Design code-first architectures for AI systems.
• Establish standards and produce high-quality implementations.
• Lead architecture reviews and ensure compliance.

Kenntnisse

Python

C

C++

Go

Java

TypeScript

APIs

Microservices

Cloud Infrastructure

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

MLOps

Kafka

Postgres

Ausbildung

STEM degree (preferably Computer Science)

Tools

MLflow

Triton

W&B

Jobbeschreibung

About us

The appliedAI Initiative elevates Europes industry to become shapers in the age of AI creating a future that we desire to live in. Through our ecosystem of strong partners comprehensive programs services and solutions we advance companies holistically on their AI journey. With our uniquely diverse interdisciplinary and driven team we build on deep technical expertise while specializing on applicability of the solutions. We share a mindset of collaboration and openness with our ecosystem of leading companies and tech players. Our common goal is to strengthen the European landscape jointly creating unique knowledge for applying trustworthy AI. We believe that AI Agents will be the dominant topic for AI in the near future and that appliedAI with its partner ecosystem will impact how this technology is being used in industry and beyond in Europe.

Your mission

As a Software Architect with a focus on AI Architecture in Professional Services you design code-first architectures and guide teams to deliver production AI systems for enterprise clients. The emphasis is on robust end-to-end solutions.

• Define system data and deployment architectures (APIs microservices event-driven systems streaming / batch pipelines).
• Establish standards patterns and guardrails; produce high-quality reference implementations and templates.
• Architect LLM / ML solutions (RAG retrieval / vector search orchestration) with rigorous evaluation and safety.
• Design MLOps foundations (model packaging / serving registries CI / CD rollout / rollback) for reproducibility.
• Engineer for SLOs / SLAs : reliability latency cost efficiency observability and resiliencecloud and on-prem.
• Lead architecture reviews threat modeling and readiness checks; ensure compliance and data governance.
• Work closely with customers in discovery and delivery to translate requirements into scalable designs.
• Be hands‑on : contribute code diagrams and documentation; unlock critical technical blockers.

Your profile

• STEM degree (preferably Computer Science).
• 58 years designing and building production‑grade software; experience in client‑facing delivery or consulting.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals; proficiency in Python plus one of C C Go Java or TypeScript / or other.
• Expertise in distributed systems APIs / microservices messaging (Kafka / Pub / Sub) and data storage (Postgres S3 / Blob).
• Cloud‑native and on‑prem experience : Docker Kubernetes Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Terraform / Pulumi) CI / CD.
• MLOps architecture experience (vLLM / Triton / ONNX MLflow / W&B) and monitoring / drift detection.
• Security and privacy awareness (SSO / IAM secrets audit logging data governance; EU AI Act awareness).
• Excellent communication and documentation (ADRs diagrams); ability to mentor engineers.
• Fluent English fluent German is a plus.

What we offer

A highly qualified and motivated team of 90 people on a journey to change the rapidly evolving European AI Landscape.

• Experience the best of both worlds with our hybrid work model : You can choose to work from our vibrant offices - either at the IPAI in Heilbronn or the House of Communication in Munich - while also enjoying the flexibility to work remotely a few days each week.
• Opportunity to shape a variety of projects and the development of new original content based on the latest developments in AI and its adoption in businesses.
• An atmosphere that encourages to think and experiment in new ways with software hardware and processes.
• Hottest topics of the next decade and freedom and trust to initiate own activities.
• A highly visible initiative that helps you build a large and high‑level network of start‑ups partners and tech companies.
• Sports membership with Wellpassto access thousands of sports facilities all over Germany (and beyond).
• JobRad leasing option.
• You can take a sabbatical of up to 3 months after 3 years of employment - because sometimes 30 vacation days are not enough to explore the beauty of this world.

Contact

Lucas Fernandes - Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

appliedAI Initiative GmbH August‑Everding‑Str.München

Key Skills

APIs,Spring,.NET,DevOps,Cloud Infrastructure,IaaS,AWS,Solution Architecture,Cloud Architecture,PaaS,Java,Azure

Employment Type

Full-Time

Experience

years

Vacancy

1