AI Solutions Architect

TekPioneers; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

TekPioneers LLC in Jersey City, NJ is seeking a hands-on backend architect to lead infrastructure and platform services for AI-powered initiatives. The role emphasizes experimentation with emerging AI technologies and practical solutions.

You will evaluate AI applications across platform areas, build prototypes, and collaborate with engineering services teams, serving as a technical partner to business units.

Qualifications

• Hands-on and technically strong.
• Attitude and growth mindset matter more than deep AI tenure: fail fast, prototype, learn, iterate
• Insurance or financial services background is helpful but not required

Responsibilities

• Evaluate where AI can be applied across platform and infrastructure services
• Build prototypes and turn ideas into practical solutions
• Work with engineering services teams
• Serve as a technical partner to business units

Skills

Hands-on

Backend architecture

AI prototyping

Prototype & iterate

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

APIs

Automation

MCPs (Model Context Protocol)

LLMs

Job description

Location: Jersey City, NJ (preferred); Lehi, UT also open. Hybrid: 2 days/week on-site through 2026, 3 days/week from 2027.

About The Role

A backend infrastructure and platform services role (not end-user or workforce AI). We are looking for a technically strong, hands-on architect who experiments with emerging AI technologies.

What you will do

• Evaluate where AI can be applied across platform and infrastructure services
• Build prototypes and turn ideas into practical solutions
• Work with engineering services teams
• Serve as a technical partner to business units

Key technical areas

• Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• APIs and integration
• Automation
• MCPs (Model Context Protocol)
• LLMs

Who you are

• Hands-on and technically strong
• Attitude and growth mindset matter more than deep AI tenure: fail fast, prototype, learn, iterate
• Insurance or financial services background is helpful but not required