Associate Technical Architect - Machine Learning

Quantiphi; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Quantiphi seeks an experienced Associate Architect – Machine Learning Engineering (MLE) to design and deliver scalable AI/ML platforms and agentic AI solutions for enterprise applications. You will provide technical leadership in building production-grade ML systems and evolving Python SDK frameworks.

This role requires deep expertise in Python, FastAPI, MLOps, and distributed AI systems, with the ability to mentor engineers and drive architectural excellence across multiple initiatives.

Qualifications

• Expert-level proficiency in Python for enterprise-grade ML apps.
• Strong understanding of API design, OOP, and software engineering.
• Experience designing Agentic AI workflows and multi-agent systems.
• Experience building production-ready AI apps using modern agentic frameworks.
• Knowledge of LLM orchestration and autonomous agents is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Architect and evolve Python SDK frameworks for AI platforms.
• Design scalable Agentic AI architectures and multi-agent systems.
• Lead design and implementation of reusable AI platform components for performance and security.
• Build and optimize high-performance RESTful APIs with FastAPI for AI services.
• Define standards, guidelines, and best practices for ML platforms and SDKs.
• Design CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab Runners to enable deployment.

Skills

Python

FastAPI

MLOps

Distributed AI

SDK development

Mentoring

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

Role: Associate Architect – Machine Learning Engineering (MLE)

Experience Level: 7+ yrs

Work Location: Dallas, TX (2-3 days on site)

Role Overview:

Quantiphi is seeking an experienced Associate Architect – Machine Learning Engineering (MLE) to design and deliver scalable AI/ML platforms, developer frameworks, and Agentic AI solutions for enterprise applications. In this role, you will provide technical leadership in building production-grade machine learning systems, evolving Python SDK frameworks, and enabling intelligent autonomous workflows. You will work closely with product, platform, and engineering teams to define architecture, establish best practices, and build highly scalable AI solutions leveraging modern agentic frameworks.

This role requires deep expertise in Python, FastAPI, SDK development, MLOps, and distributed AI systems, along with the ability to mentor engineering teams and drive technical excellence across multiple initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and evolve enterprise-grade Python SDK frameworks that improve developer productivity, extensibility, and maintainability across AI platforms.
• Design scalable Agentic AI architectures and multi-agent systems capable of orchestrating complex business workflows with minimal human intervention.
• Lead the design and implementation of reusable AI platform components, ensuring high performance, reliability, and security.
• Build and optimize high-performance RESTful APIs using FastAPI to support AI services, inference pipelines, and autonomous agents.
• Define architectural standards, coding guidelines, and engineering best practices for ML platforms and SDK development.
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab Runners to automate testing, deployment, and release management.
• Partner with Data Science, Product, Platform Engineering, and Cloud teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Establish observability, monitoring, and evaluation strategies using Galileo to improve model quality, agent performance, and production reliability.
• Drive architectural decisions around scalability, resiliency, performance optimization, and software lifecycle management.
• Mentor Machine Learning Engineers through technical guidance, design reviews, and best practices.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and recommend architectural improvements to enhance enterprise AI capabilities.
• Support production environments by troubleshooting complex distributed systems and ensuring high platform availability.

Basic Qualifications:

• Expert-level proficiency in Python with extensive experience building enterprise-grade machine learning applications.
• Deep understanding of software engineering principles, object-oriented programming, and API design.
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing Agentic AI workflows and multi-agent systems.
• Experience building production-ready AI applications using modern Agentic Frameworks.
• Strong understanding of LLM orchestration, autonomous agents, and AI workflow automation.
• Extensive experience developing and maintaining Python SDKs or internal developer platforms.
• Experience creating reusable frameworks, libraries, and tooling used across engineering organizations.
• Strong experience implementing automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab Runners.
• Experience with release automation, artifact management, and deployment strategies.
• Experience using Galileo for AI evaluation, observability, and production monitoring.
• Knowledge of monitoring AI systems, debugging model behavior, and improving production performance.
• Proven experience designing scalable, cloud-native AI platforms and distributed machine learning systems.
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture, system scalability, security, and performance optimization.
• Strong architectural thinking with excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to lead technical discussions and influence architectural decisions across teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and foster technical excellence.
• Ability to independently drive large-scale engineering initiatives from design through production.

Other Qualifications (OQs):

• Experience with LLM-based applications and Agentic AI platforms.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or Azure.
• Experience with MLOps tools and production ML deployment.
• Experience with distributed systems and event-driven architectures.
• Contributions to open-source AI, Python SDK, or Agentic AI projects.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or similar).

What's in it for YOU at Quantiphi:

• Make an impact at one of the worlds fastest-growing AI-first digital engineering companies.
• Upskill and discover your potential as you solve complex challenges in cutting-edge areas of technology alongside passionate, talented colleagues.
• Work where innovation happens - work with disruptive innovators in a research-focused organization with 60+ patents filed across various disciplines.
• Stay ahead of the curve, immerse yourself in breakthrough AI, ML, data, and cloud technologies and gain exposure working with Fortune 500 companies.