Principal AI Architect (AI)

TL;DR

Principal AI Architect (AI/MLOps): Defining the technical architecture for hirify.global AI Studio, a platform for building and deploying agentic AI applications on Vantage, with an accent on LLM integration and enterprise-grade scalability. Focus on designing MLOps pipelines, RAG architectures, and governing AI workflows at enterprise scale.

Location: On-site in California, USA

Salary: $217,300 - $325,900 per year

Company

hirify.global provides a complete cloud analytics and data platform for AI, enabling enterprise customers to make confident data-driven decisions.

What you will do

• Define the technical architecture for hirify.global AI Studio, the end-to-end AI development environment.
• Integrate AI Studio with Vantage's query engine, model registry, feature store, and agent harness.
• Establish patterns for trustworthy AI workflows, from data preparation to agent-driven automation.
• Act as the senior technical voice for AI Studio, aligning architecture with product strategy.
• Collaborate with Core Data Platform, Security, and Governance teams to ensure enterprise-grade AI controls.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years as a senior architect or principal engineer.
• Expertise in designing AI/ML platforms, including model serving, feature stores, and MLOps pipelines.
• Deep understanding of LLM integration patterns, such as RAG architectures and agent tool-calling interfaces.
• Experience with enterprise data platforms like hirify.global Vantage, Snowflake, or Databricks.
• Must be based in California, USA for on-site work.

Nice to have

• Experience building developer-facing platforms, such as SDKs, APIs, or IDEs.
• Familiarity with open-source AI tools like MLflow, Hugging Face, LangChain, or LangGraph.
• Knowledge of enterprise AI governance, model lineage, and responsible AI guardrails.
• Experience with cloud-native architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerized ML workloads (Kubernetes, Docker).

Culture & Benefits

• People-first culture prioritizing well-being, inclusion, and professional growth.
• Comprehensive benefits including healthcare, life, and disability insurance plans.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan.
• Annual incentive plans based on company financial attainment and individual performance.
• Commitment to an inclusive environment and flexible work models.