Senior AI Architect: LLMs, RAG & Agentic Systems (Remote)

Smart Tech Skills LLC; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Job summary

Smart Tech Skills LLC is seeking a Principal Machine Learning Engineer to architect and advise on end-to-end AI solutions using LLMs, RAG, and agentic systems. This senior IC role focuses on technical strategy and architectural guidance rather than people management.

You will own the design of a new agentic RAG-based system, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive production-ready AI architectures across cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in LLMs, RAG, and agentic systems.
• Experience with Model Context Protocol (MCP) and vector databases.
• Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Strong Python development skills and AI architecture experience.
• Experience with MLOps and software engineering best practices.
• Strong data engineering skills.
• Demonstrated experience designing, architecting, and implementing a new agentic RAG-based system, with evidence of meaningful architectural and technical decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and advise on end-to-end AI solutions leveraging LLMs, RAG, agentic systems, and cloud-scale infrastructure.
• Construct, study, and train algorithms that learn from complex, high-dimensionality data to uncover patterns for predictive models and applications.
• Apply techniques such as random forests, deep learning, generative modeling, and neural network memory to improve NLP and machine perception algorithms.
• Develop proofs of concept and initial implementations for new AI capabilities.
• Evaluate and test-drive new frameworks and tools to inform technical direction.
• Work closely with architects to guide teams on AI system design and best practices.
• Provide technical strategy and stay current with industry standards in AI and machine learning.
• Understand the full environment and systems end to end, ensuring production readiness.
• Align AI system design with business and technical goals.

Skills

LLMs

RAG

agentic systems

Python

MLOps

data engineering

architecture decisions

cloud platforms

end-to-end systems thinking

Tools

GoLang

Vector databases

Job description

Smart Tech Skills LLC is seeking a Principal Machine Learning Engineer to architect and advise on end-to-end AI solutions using LLMs, RAG, and agentic systems. This senior IC role focuses on technical strategy and architectural guidance rather than people management.

You will own the design of a new agentic RAG-based system, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive production-ready AI architectures across cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).