Zencore · 14 hours ago
Principal Architect, AI/ML
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/StaffZencore is a fast-growing company founded by former Google Cloud leaders, architects, and engineers. They are seeking a Principal Architect with significant experience in AI/ML to provide strategic guidance and technical oversight in delivering advanced AI solutions for clients.
Cloud ComputingConsultingInformation Technology
Responsibilities
Serve as Zencore’s senior-most technical authority on the practical application of advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning
Partner with the sales and business development teams in a pre-sales capacity to scope opportunities, design solutions for proposals, and act as the senior technical voice in client pitches
Lead the architecture and design of sophisticated, secure, and scalable AI solutions for our clients, moving beyond standard API integrations to create genuine competitive advantages
Collaborate closely with Cloud & Data Architects to guarantee the design and deployment of comprehensive client solutions
Address the growing European demand for private, data-sovereign AI by designing systems that meet strict GDPR and data privacy requirements. Strive for model explainability and bias mitigation, ensuring solutions adhere to ethical standards and European safety guardrails
Architect solutions for hosting, fine-tuning, and optimizing both proprietary (e.g., Gemini, Claude) and open-source (e.g., Llama, Mistral) models on hyperscaler platforms
Lead clients in selecting optimal cloud-native technologies, prioritizing Google Cloud solutions for deploying and scaling production-grade agentic systems
Guide and mentor customers and Zencore's engineering teams on advanced topics, establishing best practices for high-performance training (PyTorch, JAX, TPUs), efficient model serving (vLLM), and complex agentic systems (LangGraph, Langchain, Google ADK)
Devise the financial architecture of AI solutions by performing ROI analysis and implementing cost-optimization strategies to ensure large-scale deployments remain economically sustainable for customers
Act as an external thought leader, contributing to the Zencore brand through blog posts, conference presentations, and community engagement
Act as a "player-coach," providing hands-on leadership and fostering a culture of deep technical excellence in AI/ML
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in Computer Science, natural sciences, mathematics, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience in designing and delivering high-scale AI/ML systems
Extensive experience in a senior or principal architect role with a proven track record of designing and delivering complex, production-grade machine learning systems that have created measurable business value
Deep, hands-on architectural experience with at least one major cloud platform (GCP, AWS, or Azure) is required
Proven expertise in LLM optimization, including techniques for quantization, pruning, efficient fine-tuning (e.g., LoRA), and high-performance serving (e.g., vLLM, TensorRT-LLM)
Hands-on experience with high-performance ML frameworks (e.g., JAX, PyTorch/XLA) for training or fine-tuning large-scale models
Expertise in designing and deploying agentic workflows using both code-centric (e.g., LangGraph, LangChain, Google ADK) and low-code (e.g., Vertex AI Agent Builder, LangSmith Agent Builder) paradigms
A strong understanding of the architectural patterns required for building secure, private, and data-sovereign AI solutions
Experience with LLM observability and evaluation frameworks (e.g., LangSmith, LangFuse, Vertex AI Evaluation)
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts and their business value to both technical and non-technical audiences
A passion for mentoring and a drive for continuous learning in the fast-evolving AI landscape
Preferred
Direct, hands-on experience with Google Cloud (Vertex AI, GKE, TPUs) is a significant plus
Benefits
Competitive compensation and benefits
Company
Zencore
Zencore is a cloud consulting and services company.
Founded in 2021
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
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John Forstrom
CEO and Founder
Guilhem Tesseyre
CTO & Co-Founder
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