AI Architect (with Python)
About the role
We are looking for an experienced AI Architect who combines strong software engineering skills with practical experience designing and delivering AI-powered solutions. This is a hands-on role where you will define solution architecture while actively contributing to implementation using Python.
Responsibilities
Design end-to-end AI solution architectures for enterprise environments
Lead the technical design of Generative AI and Machine Learning solutions
Build production-ready AI services using Python
Define AI platform architecture, integration patterns and deployment strategies
Design scalable RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) solutions
Select appropriate LLMs, vector databases and AI frameworks
Collaborate with Software Engineers, Data Engineers, Data Scientists and business stakeholders
Define security, governance and responsible AI best practices
Review solution designs and mentor engineering teams
Drive AI engineering standards and best practices across projects
Requirements
7+ years of software engineering experience
3+ years of commercial experience delivering AI or Generative AI solutions
Expert-level Python programming skills
Strong experience with LLM-based applications
Experience with frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex or similar
Experience designing RAG architectures
Experience with vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Milvus, Chroma, Azure AI Search or similar)
Experience integrating AI services through APIs
Knowledge of prompt engineering techniques
Experience deploying AI solutions to cloud environments (Azure, AWS or GCP)
Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and Kubernetes
Experience with CI/CD and software architecture best practices
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Fluent English - C1
Nice to have
Experience with AI Agents and multi-agent systems
Experience with MLOps or LLMOps
Knowledge of Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock or Google Vertex AI
Experience with evaluation and monitoring of LLM applications
Relevant cloud or AI certifications