Senior AI/ML Systems Architect (Remote US)

Raft; Tacoma (WA); Remote; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully covered healthcare

401(k) and company match

Take as you need PTO + 11 paid holidays

Education & training benefits

Generous Referral Bonuses

Job summary

Raft in Tacoma, WA, is seeking a Lead AI/ML Software Engineer to serve as a technical leader for the [R]AIMS platform. This hands-on role involves driving architectural decisions and optimizing system performance while mentoring engineers.

The ideal candidate will have 6+ years of experience in production software systems, with strong skills in distributed systems and technical communication. Attractive perks include fully covered healthcare, 401(k) matches, and generous PTO.

Qualifications

• 6+ years building and shipping production software systems across the full stack.
• Exceptional technical communication skills to influence stakeholders.
• Strong experience designing distributed systems for fault tolerance and performance.

Responsibilities

• Drive architectural decisions across the [R]AIMS platform.
• Lead major technical projects ensuring cross-functional clarity.
• Optimize platform performance across edge and cloud deployments.

Skills

Software engineering fundamentals

Technical communication

Distributed systems design

Kubernetes

AI/ML system deployment

System design decision-making

Tools

Kubernetes

Kafka

Apache Flink

Job description

Raft in Tacoma, WA, is seeking a Lead AI/ML Software Engineer to serve as a technical leader for the [R]AIMS platform. This hands-on role involves driving architectural decisions and optimizing system performance while mentoring engineers.

The ideal candidate will have 6+ years of experience in production software systems, with strong skills in distributed systems and technical communication. Attractive perks include fully covered healthcare, 401(k) matches, and generous PTO.