Senior Forward Deployed AI Architect - Hands-on Cloud

Crowe; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Flexible remote work policy

Job summary

Crowe is seeking an experienced Forward Deployed AI Architect (Manager) to design, develop, and deliver production‑ready AI solutions for clients. You will own solution architecture, feasibility, and production readiness while remaining hands‑on in coding and prototyping.

You will work with Crowe Studio's Forward Deployed Engineering practice to translate complex business challenges into scalable AI applications, collaborating with client teams and cross‑functional groups.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a technical field.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in production software engineering, cloud engineering, AI/ML engineering, or related.
• Strong hands‑on software engineering experience and production‑grade solution deployment.
• Experience architecting cloud‑native applications and distributed systems on Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Familiarity with generative AI, LLM patterns, embeddings, and agentic workflows.
• Willingness to travel up to 80% as needed.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver end‑to‑end AI solutions including generative applications and agentic systems.
• Lead solution architecture for AI build and POC engagements, ensuring feasibility, scalability, security, and value.
• Remain hands‑on across development, data integration, prototyping, and debugging.
• Design cloud‑native AI solutions across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Define integration patterns for LLMs, vector databases, APIs, and microservices.
• Mentor engineers and establish engineering standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure production readiness and security.

Skills

Cloud engineering

AI/ML engineering

Production software

Distributed systems

Client-facing skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field

Tools

Azure/AWS/GCP

Job description

Crowe is seeking an experienced Forward Deployed AI Architect (Manager) to design, develop, and deliver production‑ready AI solutions for clients. You will own solution architecture, feasibility, and production readiness while remaining hands‑on in coding and prototyping.

You will work with Crowe Studio's Forward Deployed Engineering practice to translate complex business challenges into scalable AI applications, collaborating with client teams and cross‑functional groups.