Senior Data & AI Architect — Cloud Analytics & ML Leader

Grocery Outlet Inc.; Emeryville (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

401(k) Profit Sharing

Annual Bonus Program

Job summary

Grocery Outlet Inc. is seeking a highly experienced Senior Data & AI Solution Architect to lead the design and implementation of scalable data platforms and AI-driven solutions across the organization.

You will translate business needs into robust data architectures that enable advanced analytics, ML, and AI capabilities. Reporting to the VP - Development & Data, you will guide cloud migrations on AWS/Azure/GCP, build real-time data pipelines, govern AI initiatives, and mentor engineers and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics, or platform architecture.
• 5+ years designing cloud-based data platforms and AI/ML solutions.
• Strong expertise with data architecture patterns (data lake, lakehouse, warehouse).
• Experience with AI/ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, or similar).
• Hands-on experience with big data technologies (Spark, Databricks, Hadoop ecosystem).
• Strong knowledge of SQL, Python, and distributed data systems.
• Experience implementing MLOps pipelines and model lifecycle management.
• Experience with Generative AI and LLM-based applications.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise-scale data architectures supporting analytics, machine learning, and AI applications.
• Architect modern data platforms including data lakes, lakehouses, warehouses, and real-time pipelines.
• Define AI/ML solution architecture including model training, deployment, monitoring, and governance.
• Lead architecture for data and AI workloads on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Implement scalable pipelines using technologies such as Spark, Databricks or similar.
• Establish APIs, event-driven architectures, and data sharing frameworks.

Skills

Data architecture

Cloud platforms

AI/ML frameworks

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

MLOps

Generative AI

SQL

Python

Real-time data streaming

Mentorship

Tools

Spark

Databricks

Hadoop ecosystem

Kafka

Kinesis

APIs

Job description

Grocery Outlet Inc. is seeking a highly experienced Senior Data & AI Solution Architect to lead the design and implementation of scalable data platforms and AI-driven solutions across the organization.

You will translate business needs into robust data architectures that enable advanced analytics, ML, and AI capabilities. Reporting to the VP - Development & Data, you will guide cloud migrations on AWS/Azure/GCP, build real-time data pipelines, govern AI initiatives, and mentor engineers and