Lead AI Architecture Manager: Memory & Multi-Agent Systems

EY; San Mateo (CA); Hybrid; USD 173,000 - 374,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible vacation policy

Healthcare and dental coverage

401(k) plan

Job summary

EY is seeking an experienced Lead AI Software Architect to design and implement memory architectures and data fabrics for complex enterprise use cases. You will lead a team of AI Architects and guide multi-agent memory systems across AI-native platforms.

The role emphasizes designing context systems with RAG and semantic search, benchmarking architectures, and collaborating with AI, Security, Data and Infrastructure teams to deliver scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or Mathematics.
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering and AI.
• Experience with AI Frontier models and memory/context architectures.
• Use of AI native software development tools / code assist (Cursor, Claude Code, Qodo/Codium, Gemini, AWS Q, GitHub).
• Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, Bash etc….) and software languages (Go, Rust, Java etc…).
• Understand AI Native design process and principles.
• Deep understanding of model fine tuning and customization through context management (RAG, SFT, LoRA/PEFT etc…).
• Experience with modern software IDE, CI/CD pipeline, modern code hosting and collaboration (Github/Gitlab/Azure DevOps etc…).
• Experience with Nvidia NVAIE and MSFT Azure AI stacks.

Responsibilities

• Design memory architectures for multi-agent systems to be replicated across AI-native designed systems.
• Design of context systems including RAG and Skills with semantic chunking and search.
• Implement and test these architectures benchmarking performance against agent and human designed evals.
• Design replicable integration frameworks for use of memory architecture across multiple systems.
• Drive agent design requirements and implement through AI Native design process.
• Assess through primary and secondary research emerging memory architectures and frontier model proposals.
• Collaborate with other architectural experts in AI, Security, Data and Infrastructure to insure balanced and practical outcomes.
• Support strategic business development activities for emerging technology as required.
• Present at academic conferences and support development of IP filings
• Hands on coding and mentoring other members of the Knowledge / Data team
• Lead a group of skilled experts in building Knowledge and data systems for Knowledge AI.
• Ideally, you'll also have experience with large-scale cross functional software development projects.
• Ideally, you'll also have Excellent communication and leadership abilities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Emotional intelligence

Critical thinking

Goal alignment

Education

Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or Mathematics

Tools

Cursor

Claude Code

Qodo/Codium

Gemini

AWS Q

GitHub

NVIDIA NVAIE

Azure AI stacks

Job description

EY is seeking an experienced Lead AI Software Architect to design and implement memory architectures and data fabrics for complex enterprise use cases. You will lead a team of AI Architects and guide multi-agent memory systems across AI-native platforms.

The role emphasizes designing context systems with RAG and semantic search, benchmarking architectures, and collaborating with AI, Security, Data and Infrastructure teams to deliver scalable solutions.