Chief AI/ML Architect: Multi-Agent RAG Systems

BNY Mellon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid leaves

Paid volunteer time

Job summary

BNY Mellon in New York is seeking a Senior Vice President AI/ML Software Engineer to lead architecture and delivery of production-grade AI systems built on agentic frameworks, RAG, and LLM orchestration. You will own the technical vision for a multi-agent ecosystem and lead a team of 4–8 engineers.

This hands-on leadership role emphasizes production AI with impact on financial operations, real-time data processing, and scalable platforms, with responsibilities spanning design, development, and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 3+ years leading or mentoring engineering teams.
• Expertise in LLM orchestration, RAG architectures, and vector databases.
• Strong Python and Java with production AI delivery experience.

Responsibilities

• Architect multi-agent AI systems and orchestration.
• Lead a VP-level engineer and 4–8 engineers.
• Own CI/CD pipelines, observability, and deployment.
• Drive architecture reviews and technical decision-making.

Skills

AI/ML systems

LLM orchestration

Multi-agent architecture

Python

Java

FastAPI

Code generation tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

OpenAI embeddings

FAISS

Pinecone

Weaviate

Vector databases

Job description

BNY Mellon in New York is seeking a Senior Vice President AI/ML Software Engineer to lead architecture and delivery of production-grade AI systems built on agentic frameworks, RAG, and LLM orchestration. You will own the technical vision for a multi-agent ecosystem and lead a team of 4–8 engineers.

This hands-on leadership role emphasizes production AI with impact on financial operations, real-time data processing, and scalable platforms, with responsibilities spanning design, development, and