AI Architect & Lead Developer (Hybrid) – Long Beach

Capgemini; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 82,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini Engineering in Long Beach, CA is seeking a highly skilled AI Architect/Developer to bridge AI strategy and production-grade implementation. You will design scalable AI ecosystems, choose model architectures, and contribute to custom AI solutions, pipelines, and integrations.

The role requires 10+ years in enterprise AI/ML architectures, strong Python and containerization skills, and hands-on CI/CD for AI.

Qualifications

• Experience designing scalable machine learning infrastructure (on-prem, cloud-hybrid, or multi-cloud environments).
• Minimum of 10+ years of experience designing, developing, and delivering enterprise-scale technology solutions, including AI/ML architectures, with a proven ability to translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and high-performance AI platforms.
• Ability to evaluate and select the right LLMs, SLMs, or traditional ML models based on latency, cost, and accuracy requirements.
• Expertise in integrating AI services with existing enterprise software ecosystems, including security, compliance, and data governance frameworks.
• Proficiency in Python-based frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, LangChain, LlamaIndex).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD for AI, model versioning, and monitoring tools (e.g., MLflow, Kubeflow, Weights & Biases).
• Strong background in RESTful API development (FastAPI, Flask) and data pipeline architecture (Apache Airflow, Kafka, Spark).
• Deep understanding of the underlying principles of neural networks and transformer architecture.
• Ability to interpret and optimize model performance using formulas related to loss functions and optimization.
• Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and familiarity with C++ or Go for high-performance components.
• Expertise in containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Vector Databases (e.g., Pinecone, Milvus, Weaviate) and traditional RDBMS/NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into robust, high-performance AI architectural blueprints.
• Write clean, modular, and maintainable production code.
• Conduct model tuning, quantization, and pruning to ensure models meet performance thresholds.
• Act as a lead developer to mentor junior staff and ensure best practices in code quality and model security.
• Comfortable working within an Agile/Scrum framework with frequent delivery milestones.
• Commitment to maintaining comprehensive architectural documentation, including data flow diagrams and API specifications.
• Strict adherence to data privacy standards and secure AI development practices.
• Proven delivery of ninja with robust portfolio of quantifiable success stories.

Skills

Python

PyTorch

TensorFlow

LangChain

LlamaIndex

CI/CD for AI

Model versioning

Monitoring tools

FastAPI

Flask

Apache Airflow

Kafka

Spark

Docker

Kubernetes

Pinecone

Milvus

Weaviate

RESTful API

SQL

C++ or Go

Security

Data governance

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

LangChain

LlamaIndex

MLflow

Kubeflow

Weights & Biases

Docker

Kubernetes

FastAPI

Flask

Airflow

Kafka

Spark

Pinecone

Milvus

Weaviate

SQL

Python

C++ or Go

Job description

Capgemini Engineering in Long Beach, CA is seeking a highly skilled AI Architect/Developer to bridge AI strategy and production-grade implementation. You will design scalable AI ecosystems, choose model architectures, and contribute to custom AI solutions, pipelines, and integrations.

The role requires 10+ years in enterprise AI/ML architectures, strong Python and containerization skills, and hands-on CI/CD for AI.