Hands-on GenAI Architect — Production AI Solutions (Remote)

The Planet Group; New Jersey; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The Planet Group is seeking a hands-on Principal Software Architect for Generative AI to design and code production-grade GenAI solutions in a remote setup. You will lead the architecture, build AI pipelines, and partner with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into scalable AI systems.

You will write Python, implement LLM/RAG, AI agents, and ensure robust testing, security, and deployment practices. This is a senior, hands-on role requiring strong communication and mentorship.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Software/Solution Architecture and hands-on AI engineering.
• Recent experience developing production Generative AI / LLM applications.
• Experience with RAG / Retrieval-Augmented Generation.
• Experience building AI agents, agentic workflows, and tool-calling solutions.
• Strong APIs, SQL, enterprise data integration, and automated testing.
• Proven track record taking AI applications from prototype to production.
• Experience with AI/LLM evaluation, testing, and failure analysis.
• Cloud deployment, CI/CD, monitoring, security and access controls.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build enterprise Generative AI / LLM solutions.
• Develop hands-on solutions using Python, APIs, SQL, RAG, and AI agents.
• Build retrieval pipelines, agent workflows, tool integrations, and reference implementations.
• Take AI prototypes from POC through production deployment.
• Develop automated testing and AI/LLM evaluation frameworks.
• Implement security controls, access management, audit trails, and human-in-the-loop workflows.
• Support CI/CD, cloud deployment, monitoring, troubleshooting, and production operations.
• Collaborate with Finance, Accounting, Product, and Engineering to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Mentor engineers through architecture reviews, code reviews, pairing, and knowledge transfer.
• Develop reusable architecture patterns, code, documentation, and engineering standards.

Skills

Software/Solution Architecture

Hands-on AI engineering

Production GenAI apps

RAG / retrieval-augmented generation

AI agents & agent workflows

APIs

SQL

CI/CD & cloud deployment

Mentoring & reviews

Security & access controls

Tools

Python

APIs

SQL

RAG frameworks

Agent frameworks

Job description

The Planet Group is seeking a hands-on Principal Software Architect for Generative AI to design and code production-grade GenAI solutions in a remote setup. You will lead the architecture, build AI pipelines, and partner with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into scalable AI systems.

You will write Python, implement LLM/RAG, AI agents, and ensure robust testing, security, and deployment practices. This is a senior, hands-on role requiring strong communication and mentorship.