Principal Architect, AI/ML

3 months ago
Full-time
Lead
Software Development
Zencore Group

Zencore Group

Zencore Group, LLC is a premier consulting firm founded by former senior Google Cloud engineers, offering expert solutions in Google Cloud Technology and Tools for businesses seeking managed services, cloud migrations, and smart analytics.

Internet Software & Services
11-50
Founded 2021

Description

  • Serve as the senior technical authority on advanced AI and machine learning solutions.
  • Partner with sales and business development on pre-sales scoping, solution design, and client pitches.
  • Lead architecture and end-to-end delivery of secure, scalable AI systems for clients.
  • Collaborate with Cloud & Data Architects to design and deploy comprehensive client solutions.
  • Design private, data-sovereign AI systems that meet GDPR and data privacy requirements.
  • Ensure model explainability, bias mitigation, and adherence to ethical and safety guardrails.
  • Architect hosting, fine-tuning, and optimization of proprietary and open-source foundation models on hyperscaler platforms.
  • Guide clients in selecting cloud-native technologies, with emphasis on Google Cloud for production agentic systems.
  • Mentor customers and internal engineering teams on training, serving, MLOps, and agentic system best practices.
  • Perform ROI analysis and develop cost-optimization strategies for economically sustainable AI deployments.
  • Contribute to Zencore’s external thought leadership through writing, speaking, and community engagement.
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership as a player-coach and foster deep technical excellence.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in Computer Science, natural sciences, mathematics, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Extensive experience in a senior or principal architect role.
  • Proven track record of designing and delivering complex, production-grade machine learning systems with measurable business value.
  • Deep hands-on architectural experience with at least one major cloud platform such as GCP, AWS, or Azure.
  • Direct hands-on experience with Google Cloud technologies such as Vertex AI, GKE, and TPUs is a significant plus.
  • Proven expertise in LLM optimization, including quantization, pruning, and efficient fine-tuning such as LoRA.
  • Experience with high-performance serving technologies such as vLLM and TensorRT-LLM.
  • Hands-on experience with high-performance ML frameworks such as JAX and PyTorch/XLA.
  • Experience designing and deploying agentic workflows using tools such as LangGraph, LangChain, Google ADK, Vertex AI Agent Builder, or LangSmith Agent Builder.
  • Strong understanding of secure, private, and data-sovereign AI architecture patterns.
  • Experience with LLM observability and evaluation tools such as LangSmith, LangFuse, or Vertex AI Evaluation.
  • Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts and business value to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Passion for mentoring and continuous learning in the AI landscape.
  • US-based candidates only; visa sponsorship is not offered.

Benefits

  • Fully remote work environment.
  • Competitive compensation.
  • Benefits package offered by Zencore.
  • Equal opportunity employer with a diverse and inclusive workplace.
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI/ML and Google Cloud client engagements.

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