AI Solution Architect & Lead Engineer

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced AI Delivery Leader to partner with business and technology teams to identify high-impact AI use cases and translate them into scalable solution designs.

You will lead the delivery of AI-enabled products from concept through production, provide technical mentorship to engineers, and guide architecture decisions across AI and software engineering domains. Strong communication with stakeholders is essential.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering background with hands-on application development experience.
• Experience designing, building, or delivering AI-enabled software solutions.
• Experience implementing LLM, RAG, Agentic AI, GenAI, or other modern AI solutions in production environments.
• Experience with AI orchestration and application frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, MCP, or similar technologies.
• Experience leveraging Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or comparable enterprise AI platforms.
• Deep understanding of AI solution architecture, prompt engineering, retrieval patterns, model evaluation, and AI application development.
• Experience leading engineers, contractors, or technical delivery teams.
• Strong software architecture and solution design skills.
• Experience translating business needs into technical solutions.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management abilities.
• Proven success delivering complex technology initiatives through cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and technology teams to identify, evaluate, and prioritize AI use cases.
• Translate business needs into scalable AI solution designs and implementation plans.
• Lead delivery of AI-enabled products and solutions from concept through production.
• Provide technical leadership to engineers, contractors, and delivery teams.
• Guide architecture, design, and implementation decisions related to AI and software engineering.
• Present AI capabilities, demonstrations, and solution recommendations to business and technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with enterprise AI, architecture, and technology organizations to align initiatives and leverage existing capabilities.
• Influence AI strategy, adoption, and best practices across WCIB.
• Support team growth through mentoring, leadership, and participation in hiring activities.

Skills

AI Solution Architecture

Software Engineering Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Cross-Functional Leadership

Prompt Engineering

LLM Implementation

AI Use Case Translation

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

Semantic Kernel

MCP

OpenAI

Anthropic

Gemini

Azure OpenAI

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced AI Delivery Leader to partner with business and technology teams to identify high-impact AI use cases and translate them into scalable solution designs.

You will lead the delivery of AI-enabled products from concept through production, provide technical mentorship to engineers, and guide architecture decisions across AI and software engineering domains. Strong communication with stakeholders is essential.