Senior AI Architect: Lead Real-Time ML & Rust Production

3M; Maplewood (MN); Hybrid; USD 188,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation benefits

Job summary

3M Center Maplewood, MN onsite invites a Senior AI Software Developer to join an internal incubator building a world‑class AI architecture. You will be a hands‑on senior contributor, technical lead, and software architect turning Python research into scalable Rust production components, with close collaboration with researchers and senior engineers.

You will shape concurrency, memory management, and deployment across cloud and edge environments, mentor junior developers, and help publish

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in CS/CE or related field, or HS diploma with 5 years of relevant software experience.
• Ten years of professional software development experience.
• Five years productionizing research, simulation, or algorithm‑intensive software.
• Rust production experience or strong C++ with Rust migration.
• Experience with Agile Scrum methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Architect scalable runtime components for real‑time and batch inference.
• Translate Python research code into production Rust systems.
• Lead concurrent and distributed system design, profiling and optimization.
• Collaborate with researchers and engineers, mentor junior developers.
• Ensure observability, CI/CD, and deployment for cloud and on‑prem.

Skills

Rust

C++

Python

Agile Scrum

Distributed systems

Reinforcement learning

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

CI/CD tools

Containerization

Job description

3M Center Maplewood, MN onsite invites a Senior AI Software Developer to join an internal incubator building a world‑class AI architecture. You will be a hands‑on senior contributor, technical lead, and software architect turning Python research into scalable Rust production components, with close collaboration with researchers and senior engineers.

You will shape concurrency, memory management, and deployment across cloud and edge environments, mentor junior developers, and help publish