Kyndryl · 2 months ago
Lead AI Architect
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
7+ years expKyndryl is a company that designs, builds, manages, and modernizes critical technology systems. They are seeking a visionary AI Architect to lead the development of next-generation AI solutions, focusing on Generative AI and Agentic AI frameworks. The role involves designing self-organizing AI systems and collaborating with various stakeholders to implement innovative applications.
Information Technology & Services
Responsibilities
Design Generative AI systems leveraging GANs, VAEs, and transformer-based models for content synthesis, simulation, and data augmentation
Architect Agentic AI frameworks using LangChain, Hugging Face, GCP Agentspace, Azure AI Foundry, AWS Bedrock, and vector databases to enable autonomous problem-solving and adaptive learning
Implement Agentic Mesh ecosystems where AI agents collaborate dynamically, combining language, behavioral, and domain-specific capabilities
Develop novel techniques for LLM/SLM fine-tuning, including retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and context-aware prompt engineering
Optimize inference performance for real-time applications using MLOps pipelines and cloud-native deployment using native PaaS
Lead R&D initiatives in neuro-symbolic AI, mechanistic interpretability, and ethical guardrails for autonomous systems
Work with high performance teams in deploying AI systems that redefine industry standards (e.g., healthcare diagnostics, financial forecasting, supply chain resilience)
Collaborate on publishing whitepapers and patents on emergent AI architectures, emphasizing sustainability and bias mitigation
Qualification
Required
PhD in Machine Learning, Computational Neuroscience, or AI Ethics (or niche MSc with 8+ years in complex AI systems)
7+ years building production-grade AI systems using Generative AI: PyTorch Lightning, Hugging Face Transformers, Stable Diffusion, Open AI, Grok etc
7+ years building production-grade AI systems using Agentic AI: Hugging Face, Nvidia Toolkits, Hyperscaler AI agent services, LangChain, vector databases, MCP, A2A protocols etc
7+ years building production-grade AI systems using LLM/SLM Optimization: LoRA, QLoRA, and RLHF techniques
Proven ability to design multi-agent systems with emergent collaboration capabilities
Lateral thinker with patents/publications in ICML, NeurIPS, or AAAI demonstrating unconventional problem-solving
Portfolio of projects showcasing 10x efficiency gains through AI-driven process reinvention
Fluency in ethical AI frameworks (EU AI Act, OECD AI Principles)
Preferred
Contributions to open-source AI projects (e.g., LangChain, AutoGPT, Hugging Face)
Experience with neuromorphic computing or quantum machine learning integration
Advisory roles in AI policy committees or standardization bodies
Benefits
Medical and dental coverage
Disability
Retirement benefits
Paid leave
Paid time off
Company
Kyndryl
Kyndryl is an information technology and services company.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$500M2024-02-20Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2021-11-04IPO
Leadership Team
Antoine Shagoury
Global Chief Technology Officer
David B. Wyshner
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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