Principal Architect - AI/ML
Core
Senior technical leader designing and delivering secure, scalable, and data-sovereign AI/ML solutions for enterprise clients, acting as a trusted advisor and pre-sales authority.
Role type
Principal Architect - AI/ML (Professional Services)
Builds
Production-grade agentic systems, optimized LLM deployments, and cloud-native AI infrastructure on hyperscalers.
Domain
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Cloud Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | client delivery
Required skills
LLM optimization (quantization, pruning, fine-tuning), high-performance training frameworks (PyTorch, JAX), agentic workflow design (LangGraph, LangChain), cloud architecture (GCP, AWS, Azure), model serving (vLLM), ROI analysis, technical pre-sales, stakeholder management, mentoring.
Preferred skills
Google Cloud expertise (Vertex AI, GKE, TPUs), experience with proprietary models (Gemini, Claude) and open-source models (Llama, Mistral), LLM observability frameworks.
Technologies
PyTorch, JAX, TPUs, vLLM, LangGraph, LangChain, Google ADK, Vertex AI, GKE, TensorRT-LLM, LoRA.
Responsibilities
Lead architecture and design of sophisticated AI solutions; partner with sales for pre-sales scoping and solution design; guide clients on cloud-native technology selection; devise financial architecture and cost-optimization strategies; act as external thought leader via blogs and conferences; provide hands-on leadership and mentorship.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic oversight
