Senior AI Systems Architect & Tech Lead

Request Technology, LLC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology services firm in Chicago seeks a Technical Lead Engineer specializing in Artificial Intelligence. The role requires strong leadership in software engineering with expertise in Python and systems architecture. Candidates should have experience with AI and LLMs, and will mentor junior engineers while leading scalable systems' architecture. This is a full-time position with a hybrid working model, requiring 3 days onsite and 2 days remote.

Qualifications

• 10+ years software engineering/systems architecture experience.
• 5+ years as senior technical contributor on complex production systems.
• Familiarity with diverse LLM provider APIs.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Executive Director on AI technical roadmap.
• Lead architecture of scalable systems incorporating LLMs.
• Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers.

Skills

Expert in Python

Proficient in SQL

Strong technical leadership

System design expertise

Experience with LLMs

Familiarity with risk vectors in AI applications

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related technical field

Job description

A technology services firm in Chicago seeks a Technical Lead Engineer specializing in Artificial Intelligence. The role requires strong leadership in software engineering with expertise in Python and systems architecture. Candidates should have experience with AI and LLMs, and will mentor junior engineers while leading scalable systems' architecture. This is a full-time position with a hybrid working model, requiring 3 days onsite and 2 days remote.