Lead AI Platform Architect — GCP, Databricks, GenAI

ncr; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

NCR Voyix Corporation seeks a Principal Software Developer to lead design, development, and delivery of AI-powered applications and data platforms. You will guide architecture across GCP, Databricks, and modern full-stack development, collaborating with product, data, analytics, and business stakeholders to build scalable, secure solutions.

Responsibilities include building AI/Generative AI systems, designing scalable data pipelines, and leading best-practice engineering efforts.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise software development experience.
• 5+ years of cloud-native application development.
• 3+ years with Databricks and Spark.
• 3+ years building AI/ML or Generative AI solutions.
• Strong GCP architecture knowledge.
• Strong full-stack development with modern web technologies.

Responsibilities

• AI & Machine Learning Solutions: Design and build enterprise-grade AI and Generative AI solutions leveraging LLMs, AI Agents, RAG architectures, vector databases, and prompt engineering.
• Develop intelligent applications using Google AI services, Vertex AI, Gemini, LangChain, LangGraph, and related AI frameworks.
• Drive AI platform architecture, governance, observability, and responsible AI practices.
• Implement scalable AI inference and model deployment pipelines.
• Full Stack Development: Lead development of cloud-native web applications and APIs.
• Design and implement modern front-end solutions using React, Next.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS.
• Build scalable backend services using Java, Python, Node.js, or similar technologies.
• Architect microservices and event-driven systems supporting enterprise-scale workloads.
• Drive best practices in software craftsmanship, code quality, automated testing, and CI/CD.
• Data Platform & Databricks: Design and develop modern data architectures on Databricks Lakehouse platform.
• Build scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake, and SQL.
• Optimize data processing performance, governance, lineage, and cost management.
• Integrate AI workloads with Databricks Data Intelligence Platform.
• Databricks Genie & Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Lead cloud architecture and implementation across GCP services.
• Develop solutions using: Vertex AI, BigQuery, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine), Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, IAM & Security Services.
• Establish cloud architecture standards, reliability, scalability, and security frameworks.
• Technical Leadership: Serve as a principal technical advisor and mentor to engineering teams.
• Define architecture standards, development practices, and technology roadmaps.
• Review solution designs and provide guidance on scalability, resiliency, and maintainability.
• Partner with Product Management, Data Engineering, Analytics, and Architecture teams to deliver business outcomes.
• Lead technical evaluations, POCs, and adoption of emerging AI and cloud technologies.

Skills

GCP architecture

Cloud-native development

Full Stack development

React/Next.js/TypeScript

Java/Python/Node.js

Databricks/Spark

AI/Generative AI

CI/CD

REST APIs

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Databricks

Spark

BigQuery

Docker/Kubernetes

GitHub Actions/Jenkins

Job description

NCR Voyix Corporation seeks a Principal Software Developer to lead design, development, and delivery of AI-powered applications and data platforms. You will guide architecture across GCP, Databricks, and modern full-stack development, collaborating with product, data, analytics, and business stakeholders to build scalable, secure solutions.

Responsibilities include building AI/Generative AI systems, designing scalable data pipelines, and leading best-practice engineering efforts.