AI Architect

Role: AI/Python Developer
Location: Remote

Contract: 12 months extendable
Interview process: 2 video interviews to hire

Must have: any AI tooling, front end (either vue.js or react, or angular),
python, Infrastructure as code (IAC) with Terraform, cloud experience

Position Summary
The AI Developer IV is a principal-level expert responsible for defining and
owning enterprise-wide AI technical architecture while remaining hands-on in
writing production code. This role provides organizational leadership for AI
initiatives, leads highly complex and high-impact AI transformations, and
serves as a trusted technical advisor to executive leadership.

The successful candidate will establish AI governance frameworks, influence
long-term technology strategy, mentor senior engineering talent, and guide
the adoption of emerging AI technologies across the organization. This
position plays a critical role in advancing an AI-first engineering culture
and driving innovation through modern software development practices.

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Key Responsibilities

* Define and lead the organization's enterprise AI architecture
strategy.
* Design, build, and deploy scalable AI-powered applications and
distributed systems.
* Provide technical leadership for large-scale AI transformation
initiatives.
* Develop production-quality software and remain hands-on with coding
and solution implementation.
* Partner with engineering, product management, research scientists,
and business stakeholders to deliver strategic objectives.
* Establish AI governance, best practices, security standards, and
ethical AI frameworks.
* Evaluate emerging AI technologies and recommend strategic
investments.
* Mentor senior engineers and cultivate future technical leaders.
* Drive adoption of AI-assisted development tools and modern
engineering practices.
* Guide teams through architectural decisions involving cloud
platforms, AI services, and data ecosystems.
* Lead technical design reviews and influence enterprise-wide
engineering standards.
* Support multiple project teams operating in quarterly delivery
cycles.

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Required Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related
technical field
* 15+ years of software engineering experience
* Extensive experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale AI
solutions
* Expert-level Python development experience
* Proven experience building scalable distributed systems
* Strong understanding of AI/ML technologies and modern software
architecture
* Experience designing cloud-native applications within AWS and/or Google Cloud Platform
environments
* Strong expertise in infrastructure automation and Infrastructure as
Code (Terraform)
* Experience leading large technical programs and influencing
organizational strategy
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

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Required Technical Skills

Backend Development

* Python (required)
* Strong backend engineering experience
* API and microservices design

Frontend Development

* Vue.js (preferred)
* React or Angular acceptable

Cloud & Infrastructure

* AWS and/or Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform)
* Terraform
* Cloud-native architecture
* Distributed systems

DevOps & Development Tools

* GitLab
* CI/CD pipelines
* Infrastructure automation

Artificial Intelligence

* Generative AI technologies
* AI application architecture
* AI-assisted development tools
* Experience with tools such as:

* Claude
* Codex
* GitHub Copilot
* Similar AI engineering platforms