AI Systems Architect & Lead Engineer

Commerce.com; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 163,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Commerce is seeking an experienced AI Lead Engineer to define and lead the architectural direction of AI services across the organization. You will shape architecture, design standards, and production-grade implementations, partnering with Product and Engineering leadership to translate business goals into scalable AI solutions.

The role combines hands-on development with architectural leadership, ensuring reliable, cost-aware AI systems.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in Go and building production-grade API-driven services.
• 3+ years of experience building and deploying AI/ML systems in production.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve architectural direction for AI services.
• Lead high-level and low-level design for major AI programs.
• Build and evolve scalable, API-driven AI services in Go.
• Develop LLM-based solutions, including classification, extraction, and RAG workflows.
• Mentor Senior AI Engineers through design reviews and guidance.

Skills

Go (GoLang)

Python

AI/ML systems

LLM ecosystems

RAG

API design

Cloud infrastructure

Vector databases

SQL

Tools

Git

Job description

Commerce is seeking an experienced AI Lead Engineer to define and lead the architectural direction of AI services across the organization. You will shape architecture, design standards, and production-grade implementations, partnering with Product and Engineering leadership to translate business goals into scalable AI solutions.

The role combines hands-on development with architectural leadership, ensuring reliable, cost-aware AI systems.