HDJ + Associates · 2 months ago
Lead AI Architect
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
5+ years expHDJ + Associates is a technology company seeking a Lead AI Architect for a fully remote position. The role involves architecting and evolving a decision and action engine to optimize pricing, predict demand, and automate retention campaigns through advanced machine learning models.
Staffing & Recruiting
No H1B
Responsibilities
Design, train, and deploy ML models for:
Customer defection/retention scoring (LightGBM/XGBoost + survival models + SHAP explainability)
Dynamic service pricing (gradient boosting + contextual bandits /Bayesian optimization)
Appointment and capacity optimization (Google OR-Tools + LightGBM)
Parts risk & first-time-fix forecasting (time-series + anomaly detection)
Message generation using hosted GPT-class LLMs or Llama 3.x with retrieval-augmented prompts
Build model-training pipelines and monitoring dashboards integrated with Command’s backend
Develop AI orchestration layers (LangChain, CrewAI, or equivalent) that link model outputs to actions
Continuously retrain models as Command scales across rooftops to improve accuracy and ROI prediction
Partner with backend engineer to unify data ingestion → decision → action → feedback workflow
Qualification
Required
5+ years of work experience
Python expertise with TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn
Proficient in ML lifecycle tools (MLflow, Weights & Biases)
Experience with recommendation systems, churn prediction, and reinforcement learning for pricing
Strong data-engineering foundation (SQL, feature engineering, model validation)
Understanding of LLM orchestration and retrieval-augmented generation for message automation
Preferred
Familiarity with automotive or large-scale consumer service data
Company
HDJ + Associates
HDJ + Associates, named one of the Top Five Recruiting Firms in Pittsburgh, is a full-service professional search firm, offering dedicated, personal attention to both employers and candidates seeking new careers.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase