Gen AI Lead/Architect

Role: Gen AI Architect

Location: Charlotte, NC (Hybrid – 3 days office in a week)

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in software architecture, data architecture, machine learning, cloud engineering, or related technology roles.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience designing and implementing generative AI or large language model solutions.
• Strong understanding of:
• LLMs and foundation models
• Prompt engineering
• Retrieval-augmented generation
• Vector databases and semantic search
• AI agents and tool calling
• Model fine-tuning and evaluation
• MLOps and LLMOps
• Machine learning and data pipelines
• Experience with one or more cloud platforms: AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Strong programming experience in Python and familiarity with APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Experience with frameworks and technologies such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel, OpenAI APIs, Azure OpenAI, Amazon Bedrock, Vertex AI, or equivalent platforms.
• Experience working with relational databases, NoSQL databases, data lakes, and vector stores.
• Knowledge of AI security, data privacy, identity and access management, and enterprise governance.
• Proven experience leading architecture discussions and delivering solutions in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.