AI-First Systems Architect & Tech Leader

Machine Learning Technologies, LLC; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Machine Learning Technologies, LLC is seeking a Sr Staff AI Engineer to set technical direction for AI-first enterprise systems across multiple domains. You will lead cross-team architecture, define standards, and mentor engineers while delivering scalable, production-grade AI platforms using modern tools and practices.

This role requires hands-on leadership, deep cloud-native experience, and a proven ability to translate complex problems into clear architectural strategies that align with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of software engineering experience with demonstrated technical leadership across complex, production-scale systems.
• Deep expertise in full-stack and distributed systems engineering.
• Experience setting architecture and technical direction across multiple services, applications, or engineering teams.
• Production experience designing and building AI-integrated systems using LLMs, RAG, tool calling, and agentic workflows.
• Strong understanding of AI evaluation, guardrails, model reliability, security, latency, and production observability.
• Strong understanding of APIs, enterprise data, system integration, cloud-native architecture, and production operations.
• Proven ability to translate ambiguous business problems into clear technical architectures and execution strategies.
• Track record of establishing technical standards and influencing senior engineers and cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Set architectural vision and technical direction for AI-first enterprise applications and platforms spanning multiple business domains.
• Lead the architecture and delivery of complex cross-team systems across full-stack applications, cloud-native services, and applied AI.
• Establish reusable engineering standards, reference architectures, and shared capabilities for AI-first systems, including agentic workflows and RAG.
• Partner with senior leaders to translate ambiguous, high-impact problems into clear technical strategies and influence broader direction.
• Drive AI-native engineering practices and modern development workflows using tools like Cursor and Claude Code to improve velocity.
• Mentor senior engineers, raise engineering standards, and multiply technical impact across the broader organization.

Skills

Full-stack engineering

Distributed systems

AI integration

Leadership

Architectural direction

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor/Master in CS or related

Tools

Cursor

Claude Code

LangChain

LangGraph

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Machine Learning Technologies, LLC is seeking a Sr Staff AI Engineer to set technical direction for AI-first enterprise systems across multiple domains. You will lead cross-team architecture, define standards, and mentor engineers while delivering scalable, production-grade AI platforms using modern tools and practices.

This role requires hands-on leadership, deep cloud-native experience, and a proven ability to translate complex problems into clear architectural strategies that align with