VPP-97 – GenAI Solutions Architect US - Remote

Vekend, Llc; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Vekend, LLC is seeking a highly technical GenAI Solutions Architect to join its AI Center of Excellence, delivering enterprise-scale Generative AI solutions. The role is fully remote, with quarterly travel to Chicago and a focus on designing and prototyping advanced AI architectures.

The ideal candidate has deep ML/NLP/CV experience, hands-on experience with LLMs, RAG, agentic AI, and strong stakeholder communication to secure funding and transition solutions to engineering teams for production

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Software/ML/AI or solution architecture.
• Deep ML/NLP/Computer Vision experience.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise GenAI architectures.
• Experience in RAG and LLM-based solutions.
• Experience with AI CoE or innovation groups.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, and evangelize AI architectures using LLMs, RAG, and agentic AI.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify opportunities and secure funding.
• Translate concepts to engineering teams for production deployment.

Skills

10+ years exp

ML/NLP/CV

GenAI architectures

RAG architectures

Agentic AI frameworks

LLMs & prompt engineering

CoE experience

AI POCs to production

Stakeholder management

Tech stack: LLMs, Pinecone etc

Education

Bachelor's degree in related area

Tools

Pinecone

Weaviate

Chroma

FAISS

Google Vertex AI

AWS SageMaker

Hugging Face

LangChain

LangGraph

LlamaIndex

Python

Job description

We are seeking a highly technical GenAI Solutions Architect to join a growing AI Center of Excellence (CoE) focused on delivering enterprise-scale Generative AI solutions.

Department:

Project Location(s):

US - Remote

Job Type:

Employee

Education:

Bachelor's in related area

Who You’ll Work With

We are seeking a highly technical GenAI Solutions Architect to join a growing AI Center of Excellence (CoE) focused on delivering enterprise-scale Generative AI solutions. The role is fully remote, with quarterly travel to Chicago.

What You’ll Do

This individual will be responsible for designing, prototyping, and evangelizing innovative AI architectures that leverage Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Agentic AI frameworks, and advanced machine learning technologies.

The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), and/or Computer Vision, and has evolved into a solution architecture role where they work directly with business stakeholders to identify opportunities, build proof-of-concepts (POCs), secure funding, and transition successful solutions to engineering teams for production deployment.

What You’ll Bring

• 10+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Machine Learning, AI, or Solution Architecture roles.
• Strong technical background in Machine Learning, NLP, Computer Vision, or related AI disciplines.
• Hands-on experience architecting Generative AI solutions in enterprise environments.
• Experience designing and implementing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures.
• Experience with Agentic AI frameworks and autonomous workflow orchestration.
• Deep understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs) and prompt engineering methodologies.
• Experience working within an AI Center of Excellence (CoE) or similar innovation-focused organization.
• Proven track record of building successful AI POCs and advancing them to funded initiatives and production implementations.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with several of the following technologies: Large Language Models (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Llama, etc), RAG Architecture, Agentic AI Frameworks, Vector Databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Chroma, FAISS), Google Vertex AI, AWS SageMaker, Hugging Face, LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, Python, Machine Learning & Deep Learning Frameworks, Cloud Platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), API Design & Integration

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience leading enterprise AI transformation initiatives.
• Experience evaluating and selecting GenAI technologies for large organizations.
• Background working across multiple AI domains including NLP, Computer Vision, and Predictive Analytics.
• Experience estimating ROI and business value for AI investments.
• Experience presenting AI strategy and architecture recommendations to executive leadership.

What Makes Us Great Place To Work

Vekend is a people-first organization focused on developing thoughtful products and services that create meaningful impact for our customers and communities. We are committed to fostering a collaborative, respectful, and inclusive work environment where employees are empowered to take ownership of their work, contribute ideas, and grow professionally. We strive to support flexibility and work-life balance while maintaining high standards of performance and accountability.

Benefits and Wellbeing

For all locations, the good-faith, reasonable annualized full-time compensation for this role will be determined based on competitive market data and may vary depending on geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, education, and other business considerations. Specific compensation details will be discussed during the interview process.,Vekend offers a comprehensive benefits and wellness package designed to support employees’ overall well-being, financial security, and professional growth. Eligibility and coverage are subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans and company policies. Eligible employees have access to medical, dental, and vision insurance with company contributions toward premiums, a 401(k) retirement plan with company matching, and Paid Time Off that begins accruing on the first day of employment. We also support flexible work arrangements and opportunities for professional growth. Benefits eligibility, coverage, and company contributions are subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and may be modified at the company’s discretion.