Hands-on Forward-Deployed AI Architect

Crowe; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 102,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Flexible remote work policy

Job summary

Crowe is seeking a Forward Deployed AI Architect (Manager) to design, develop, and deliver production-grade AI solutions for clients. You will own architecture, feasibility, and production readiness while staying hands-on in coding and prototyping.

You will collaborate with Crowe Studio’s teams to build agentic AI systems, enterprise integrations, and cloud-native deployments, guiding technical decisions and mentoring engineers across client engagements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field.
• 6+ years of production software engineering, cloud engineering, or AI/ML engineering.
• Strong hands-on software engineering experience and production-grade solution delivery.
• Experience architecting cloud-native apps using Azure/AWS/GCP, APIs, microservices, and data workflows.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop end-to-end AI solutions, including generative AI and agentic systems.
• Lead solution architecture for AI builds, ensuring feasibility, scalability, and security.
• Remain hands-on across development, data integration, prototyping, and deployment.
• Define cloud-native architectures and integration patterns for LLMs, vector databases, APIs, and data platforms.
• Mentor engineers, drive engineering standards, and communicate architectural tradeoffs.

Skills

Hands-on engineering

Cloud-native apps

Generative AI

LLM patterns

Client communication

Architecture leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

Crowe is seeking a Forward Deployed AI Architect (Manager) to design, develop, and deliver production-grade AI solutions for clients. You will own architecture, feasibility, and production readiness while staying hands-on in coding and prototyping.

You will collaborate with Crowe Studio’s teams to build agentic AI systems, enterprise integrations, and cloud-native deployments, guiding technical decisions and mentoring engineers across client engagements.