Senior Knowledge Graph Engineer / AI Architect

ZipRecruiter; Bodega Bay (CA); Remote; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking a Senior Knowledge Graph Engineer / AI Architect to lead the design of intelligent systems leveraging Knowledge Graphs and AI. This role involves developing scalable solutions and mentoring teams to drive advanced inference and decision support in real-time applications. Strong experience in software engineering and semantic technologies is required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software/AI engineering; 3+ years with Knowledge Graphs.
• Strong in semantic tech, graph DBs, hybrid AI, Python/Java.
• Experience with LLM tools and reasoning engines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and deployment of intelligent systems using Knowledge Graphs and AI reasoning.
• Build and scale Knowledge Graphs (RDF, OWL, SPARQL, Neo4j).
• Integrate AI models for reasoning and enrichment.

Skills

Software Engineering

AI Engineering

Knowledge Graphs

Semantic Technologies

Python

Java

Communication

Leadership

Education

MS/PhD

Tools

LangChain

CrewAI

Drools

RDFox

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

Job Title: Senior Knowledge Graph Engineer / AI Architect

Location: Remote, USA

Duration: 6 Months with possible extensions or conversion

Role Overview

Lead the design and deployment of intelligent systems using Knowledge Graphs and AI reasoning. You'll architect scalable solutions that combine semantic technologies with AI models to enable advanced inference, decision support, and autonomous agents.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and scale Knowledge Graphs (RDF, OWL, SPARQL, Neo4j).

• Integrate AI models for reasoning, enrichment, and search.

• Develop semantic pipelines (NLP, entity linking, ontology alignment).

• Lead technical strategy and mentor teams.

• Prototype LLM + graph systems for real-time applications.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software/AI engineering; 3+ with Knowledge Graphs.

• Strong in semantic tech, graph DBs, hybrid AI, Python/Java.

• Experience with LLM tools (LangChain, CrewAI), reasoning engines.

• Excellent communication and leadership.

Bonus

• MS/PhD, experience with Drools, RDFox, or autonomous agents.

• Research or open-source contributions.

California Pay Range$70—$80 USD