Technical Architect – Gen AI

Job Title: Technical Architect – Gen AI for Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Location:
Santa Clara, CA (Hybrid)

Job Overview

We are seeking an innovative
Technical Architect
to lead the integration of Generative AI into our Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). This role requires a visionary engineer who can transform how software is built—enhancing productivity, automating workflows, and introducing cutting-edge AI-driven solutions.

You will play a dual role: elevating our internal engineering capabilities while also acting as a trusted advisor to customers adopting Gen AI in their SDLC.

Key Responsibilities

1. Build and Define Gen AI–Driven SDLC

• Architect and implement a next-generation SDLC framework with Gen AI deeply embedded across all phases—from requirements and design to coding, testing, and deployment.

2. Team Enablement & Collaboration

• Partner with internal engineering and project teams to identify AI integration opportunities.
• Provide training, guidance, and hands-on support to boost productivity and streamline workflows.

3. Develop Custom AI Tooling

• Build bespoke AI solutions to automate SDLC tasks.
• Develop intelligent tools using LLMs, implement RAG architectures for knowledge systems, and create AI agents for handling complex workflows.

4. Fine-Tune LLMs (Good to Have)

• Customize and fine-tune open-source LLMs using internal data and codebases for specialized organizational use cases.

5. Drive Innovation

• Stay ahead of emerging AI technologies, evaluating and adopting new tools and approaches to enhance software development processes.

6. Client Consulting & Advisory

• Serve as a subject matter expert for external customers.
• Provide assessments, strategy recommendations, and thought leadership on Gen AI integration within their SDLC.

7. Customer Adoption & Enablement

• Partner with customers to co-design AI-driven SDLC roadmaps.
• Conduct workshops, training sessions, and hands-on engineering enablement to support their transformation.

Skills & Qualifications

• 8–12 years
  of experience in software development, with strong experience as a
  Technical Lead, Architect, or Senior Engineer
  .
• Proven expertise in architecting and building
  large-scale enterprise applications from scratch
  .
• Strong hands-on knowledge of
  Generative AI technologies
  , including LLMs (GPT, Claude, Llama, Mistral), vector databases, embeddings, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to build
  RAG architectures
  for enterprise use.
• Experience fine-tuning
  open-source LLMs
  (Good to have).
• Experience developing
  AI agents
  and automation using frameworks like
  LangChain
  or similar tools.
• Deep understanding of
  SDLC, agile methodologies
  , and modern software engineering best practices.
• Prior customer-facing experience (Solutions Architect, Technical Consultant, Pre-Sales) highly preferred.
• Exceptional
  problem-solving
  ,
  communication
  , and
  presentation
  skills.
• Ability to influence stakeholders, drive technical adoption, and gain trust with internal and external teams.