AI Architect

TechDigital Group; Raritan (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled AI Architect to lead the development of innovative GenAI applications and machine learning models. This pivotal role involves architecting complex systems, managing cross-functional teams, and directly contributing to coding and technical design. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software engineering, cloud infrastructure, and machine learning, ensuring high-quality, scalable solutions. Join a dynamic team where your leadership and technical expertise will drive groundbreaking projects in the AI space, making a significant impact in the industry.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in software engineering with leadership experience.
• Hands-on expertise in managing and deploying ML models.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead the development of GenAI applications.
• Manage cross-functional teams to deliver scalable solutions.

Skills

Software Engineering

Leadership

GenAI

Machine Learning

Cloud Infrastructure

API Development

Data Engineering

Problem-Solving

Technical Design

SQL

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

spaCy

FastAPI

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Mandatory

1. 12+ years of hands-on technical experience in software engineering, with at least 3+ years in a leadership role managing cross-functional teams, including GenAI, machine learning, and cloud infrastructure.
2. Hands-on Experience in designing and developing large-scale systems, including GenAI, API architectures, data systems, ML pipelines, and cloud-native applications.
3. Programming Languages: Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, Java, or other backend languages. Experience with API development (RESTful APIs, GraphQL).
4. Machine Learning & AI: Extensive experience in building and deploying ML models using TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, and spaCy, with hands-on experience in integrating them into GenAI applications.

Preferred:

Hands-on experience in GCP/Data Engineering/DevOps

Job Description

The AI architect will play a pivotal role in architecting, leading, and actively contributing to the development of GenAI applications, machine learning models, data engineering pipelines, and cloud-native infrastructure. This hands-on leadership position requires extensive technical expertise and experience in managing a diverse, cross-functional team of engineers spanning GenAI App Development, Data Science, Machine Learning, Full Stack, DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, and API development.

Be responsible for architecting complex systems, making critical decisions, and leading teams to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions while remaining directly involved in coding, technical design, and problem-solving.

Skills

Skill	Required Proficiency - On a scale of 1-5 (5 being the highest)
AI Architect	Design and implement scalable architectures for Generative AI-based applications addressing challenges such as latency, fine-tuning, model monitoring, and cost optimization	Job Location/Client Location (with City & State)
Strong background in data science, machine learning, and software engineering	5
Hands-on expertise in managing LLMs (e.g., OpenAI, Hugging Face, or custom models).	4
Solid understanding of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and MLOps best practices.	4
Raritan, NJ	Agentic AI implementation	3.5
Writing SQL	4
API framework (e.g., FastAPI)	3