Remote AI Architect & NLP/ML Ops Lead

Stride, Inc.; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 113,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Job summary

Stride, Inc. is seeking an AI Architect to design and deliver production-ready AI solutions across the organization.

This role leads a small team of AI Engineers, collaborates with UX, front-end, and subject matter experts, and aligns AI initiatives with K12 and enterprise objectives. You will build end-to-end ML pipelines in cloud environments, mentor engineers, and ensure governance, data privacy, and scalable deployment using AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform, while driving timely

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Math, Physics, Engineering or equivalent
• OREquivalent combination of education and experience
• Certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect or Azure Solutions Architect are a plus but not mandatory
• Experience designing and deploying machine learning models—especially NLP and recommender systems—using Python and common ML libraries and deploying in cloud environments

Responsibilities

• Drive the conception, prototyping, and deployment of machine learning models—especially NLP and recommender systems—across multiple product lines.
• Leverage AWS and Azure ecosystems, containerization, and infrastructure-as-code tools to create and maintain production-ready AI systems that can scale efficiently.
• From proof-of-concept through full productization, including data ingestion, model training, deployment, monitoring for performance drift, and iteration for continuous improvement.
• Directly supervise 1-3 AI Engineers and occasional flex contributors on specific projects; provide guidance on coding best practices and model development.
• Work with Product, Engineering, IT Managers, Data Stewards, and executives to align AI initiatives with organizational objectives and governance.

Skills

NLP

Recommender systems

Python

ML libraries

AWS

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

DevOps/MLOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Math, Physics, Engineering

OREquivalent combination of education and experience

Tools

AWS

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

Stride, Inc. is seeking an AI Architect to design and deliver production-ready AI solutions across the organization.

This role leads a small team of AI Engineers, collaborates with UX, front-end, and subject matter experts, and aligns AI initiatives with K12 and enterprise objectives. You will build end-to-end ML pipelines in cloud environments, mentor engineers, and ensure governance, data privacy, and scalable deployment using AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform, while driving timely