Principal AI Engineering Architect

robotsandpencils; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 231,000; Full time

Job summary

robotsandpencils seeks a Principal AI Engineering Architect to lead the design and delivery of complex multi-domain AI systems spanning cloud, data, and AI. You will guide production-grade multi-agent agentic AI solutions, serving as the senior technical voice while remaining hands-on in architecture, model development, and end-to-end delivery.

The role emphasizes cloud-native design, AWS Bedrock AgentCore, and multi-cloud familiarity, with strong experience in microservices, serverless,

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering roles with at least 4 years focused on AI/ML systems in production
• Deep hands-on expertise designing and shipping production multi-agent agentic AI systems
• Extensive AWS experience including Bedrock AgentCore, with multi-cloud familiarity as a plus
• Strong background in microservices, serverless, containers, and event-driven systems such as Kubernetes and Lambda
• Proficiency with infrastructure as code and CI/CD including Terraform, CloudFormation, or GitHub Actions
• Mastery of AI frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, or equivalents, plus RAG pipeline expertise

Responsibilities

• Define technical strategy and lead architectural design across cloud, data, and AI/ML systems from research through production scale
• Architect and ship production-grade multi-agent agentic AI systems including orchestration, tool use, memory, and inter-agent communication
• Design solutions using Amazon Bedrock AgentCore and complementary AWS GenAI services with a strong AWS-native bias
• Build scalable data architectures including warehouses, lakes, and pipelines for batch and streaming workloads
• Define infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and DevOps standards across engagements
• Lead design reviews, mentor experienced engineers, and drive stakeholder communication around complex AI tradeoffs

Skills

Multi-agent AI

AWS Bedrock

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Terraform

LangChain

LangGraph

CrewAI

RAG pipelines

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitHub Actions

Kubernetes

Job description

Role overview

A Principal AI Engineering Architect is sought to lead the design and delivery of complex multi-domain systems spanning cloud, data, and AI. The role centers on production-grade multi-agent agentic AI solutions, serving as the senior technical voice on engagements while remaining hands-on across architecture, model development, and end-to-end delivery.

Responsibilities

• Define technical strategy and lead architectural design across cloud, data, and AI/ML systems from research through production scale
• Architect and ship production-grade multi-agent agentic AI systems including orchestration, tool use, memory, and inter-agent communication
• Design solutions using Amazon Bedrock AgentCore and complementary AWS GenAI services with a strong AWS-native bias
• Build scalable data architectures including warehouses, lakes, and pipelines for batch and streaming workloads
• Define infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and DevOps standards across engagements
• Lead design reviews, mentor experienced engineers, and drive stakeholder communication around complex AI tradeoffs

Requirements

• 10+ years in software engineering roles with at least 4 years focused on AI/ML systems in production
• Deep hands-on expertise designing and shipping production multi-agent agentic AI systems
• Extensive AWS experience including Bedrock AgentCore, with multi-cloud familiarity as a plus
• Strong background in microservices, serverless, containers, and event-driven systems such as Kubernetes and Lambda
• Proficiency with infrastructure as code and CI/CD including Terraform, CloudFormation, or GitHub Actions
• Mastery of AI frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, or equivalents, plus RAG pipeline expertise

Nice to have

• Multi-cloud architecture experience
• AI ethics or responsible AI experience
• Enterprise architecture certifications such as TOGAF or AWS/Azure/GCP credentials

Benefits and work setup

• Salary range of $180,375 to $230,625 USD