Lead AI Architect: Scalable Multi-Agent Systems (Remote)

Cognizant; Augusta (ME); Remote; USD 103,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays

401(k) plan

Disability insurance

Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an AI Architect to lead the architecture, development, and scaling of production-grade autonomous multi-agent AI systems. You will collaborate with engineering, DevOps, product, and healthcare teams to deliver intelligent, goal-oriented agents across the software lifecycle.

The role emphasizes hands-on design with Java, Spring Boot, React, and AI frameworks such as Claude and LangChain, plus secure integration with Claude APIs.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering or related fields.
• At least 1 year building production-grade multi-agent AI solutions.
• Strong full-stack experience with Java, Spring Boot, React, TypeScript, microservices, and REST APIs.
• Experience with Claude and AI frameworks.
• Knowledge of secure, scalable AI-powered workflows and CI/CD.
• Ability to lead architecture roadmaps and translate enterprise objectives into scalable AI solutions.
• Available during Pacific Time business hours.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop scalable multi-agent AI systems.
• Collaborate with engineering, DevOps, product, and healthcare teams.
• Develop UI with React/TypeScript.
• Build microservices and REST APIs with Java/Spring Boot.
• Integrate backend with Claude APIs for AI-powered features.
• Utilize AI-assisted engineering workflows to accelerate prototyping and code reviews.
• Optimize performance and data flow across frontend, services, and LLM endpoints.
• Establish secure coding, data privacy, and scalable engineering standards.

Skills

Software engineering

Full-stack development

DevOps practices

Technical leadership

Pacific Time availability

Tools

Claude

Claude Code

LangGraph

LangChain

Azure

React

Java

Spring Boot

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an AI Architect to lead the architecture, development, and scaling of production-grade autonomous multi-agent AI systems. You will collaborate with engineering, DevOps, product, and healthcare teams to deliver intelligent, goal-oriented agents across the software lifecycle.

The role emphasizes hands-on design with Java, Spring Boot, React, and AI frameworks such as Claude and LangChain, plus secure integration with Claude APIs.