AI Technical Lead

NTT DATA, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA, Inc. is seeking an experienced AI/ML Architect to lead the design and delivery of multi-product AI systems. You will own end-to-end architecture, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product teams to drive production-grade LLM/RAG pipelines across cloud providers.

Strong API, data flow, and security focus are essential, with excellent communication to stakeholders in English or Japanese. Join a global team building cutting-edge AI solutions for diverse industries, shaping scalable

Qualifications

• 5+ years software engineering experience with AI/ML focus.
• 2+ years leading AI/ML projects with a product mindset.
• Hands-on experience building production LLM/RAG pipelines.
• Experience with cloud AI services and multi-service architectures.
• Experience with agent frameworks and API design fundamentals.
• Strong mentoring and sprint leadership experience.
• Ability to communicate trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
• English or Japanese communication ability preferred.

Responsibilities

• Architect multi-product AI systems: APIs, data flows, cloud infra, security.
• Design shared AI service layers (OCR, NLP, embeddings, document parsing).
• Drive LLM/RAG/Agent pipeline design, prompt engineering, and model evaluation.
• Bridge Research PoCs into production-grade, deployable services.
• Own CI/CD pipeline health, code quality standards, and PR review process.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews and architecture discussions.

Skills

5+ years software engineering

2+ years AI/ML project leadership

Product mindset

Hands-on LLM/RAG pipelines

Cloud AI services experience

Agent frameworks experience

API design fundamentals

Mentoring engineers

Communicate technical trade-offs

English or Japanese communication

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

LangFlow

Deep Agents

Google ADK

Claude Agent SDK

OpenAI AgentKit

Azure OpenAI

AWS Bedrock

Google Vertex AI

Cognitive Services

Job description

Continue to make an impact with a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. At NTT DATA, we are renowned for our technical excellence, leading innovations, and making a difference for our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion – it’s a place where you can continue to grow, belong, and thrive.

Your career here is about believing in yourself and seizing new opportunities and challenges. It’s about expanding your skills and expertise in your current role and preparing yourself for future advancements. That’s why we encourage you to take every opportunity to further your career within our great global team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect multi-product AI systems: APIs, data flows, cloud infra, security
• Design shared AI service layers (OCR, NLP, embeddings, document parsing)
• Drive LLM/RAG/Agent pipeline design, prompt engineering, and model evaluation
• Bridge Research PoCs into production-grade, deployable services
• Own CI/CD pipeline health, code quality standards, and PR review process
• Mentor engineers through code reviews and architecture discussions

_ AI Domain: _

• Document intelligence & multilingual OCR / translation
• Generative AI chatbots and workflow automation agents
• Computer vision for retail and document analysis
• Data pipeline automation and ETL intelligence

Tech Stack:

• LLMs: GPT, Gemini, Claude, OSS models
• Cloud: Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI
• Agent frameworks: LangChain / LangGraph / LangFlow / Deep Agents, Google ADK, Claude Agent SDK, OpenAI AgentKit
• OCR/Vision: Cognitive Services and Vision LLMs
• Backend: Python, REST APIs, microservices

Required experience:

• 5+ years in software engineering, 2+ years leading AI/ML projects, with Product Mindset
• Hands-on experience building LLM/RAG pipelines in production
• Comfortable with cloud AI services and multi-service architectures
• Experience with agent frameworks
• Strong Development skills and API design fundamentals
• Track record of mentoring engineers and running sprints
• Able to communicate technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders
• English or Japanese communication ability preferred

Workplace type:

Equal Opportunity Employer
NTT DATA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a global culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to providing an environment free of unfair discrimination and harassment. We do not discriminate based on age, race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected category. Accelerate your career with us. Apply today