Principal Architect 10X, Applied AI Engineering

Job Description
We are looking for exceptional engineers who consistently deliver outsized impact through deep technical expertise, rapid problem-solving, and strong ownership. Ideal candidates will not only write high-quality, scalable code but also influence architectural decisions, mentor team members, and build tools or frameworks that enhance team productivity. If you thrive in fast-paced environments, think systemically, and are passionate about driving both technical excellence and business outcomes, you'll fit right in.

This is a unique opportunity to shape our AI architecture, steer product direction, and drive innovation on a scale.

Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities

• Lead architectural design of AI-first systems that integrate LLMs, RAG pipelines, and agentic workflows. Takes full responsibility for projects — from concept to deployment and support
• Design scalable, cloud-native infrastructure for secure, low-latency GenAI deployments. Delivers high-quality code rapidly, often automating or optimizing repetitive tasks
• Deep knowledge of programming languages, algorithms, system design, and debugging. Able to solve complex problems quickly and efficiently.
• Define AI platform strategies including model selection, orchestration layers, data pipelines, and inference stacks.
• Architect modular APIs and reusable GenAI components across teams and product lines. Elevates the team, mentors others, communicates effectively
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and data science to bring AI capabilities to production rapidly.
• Evaluate, implement, and optimize LLMs (e.g., GPT, Claude, LLaMA) and vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Qdrant).
• Champion best practices in AI safety, model governance, and performance monitoring.
• Sees the big picture — understands architecture, scalability, and maintainability

Qualifications
Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software architecture and engineering, including 3–5 years in AI/ML systems.
• Deep hands-on experience with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral) and GenAI tools (LangChain, LlamaIndex,Temporal, AutoGen).
• Proven experience architecting production-grade GenAI or ML-powered products.
• Expertise in system design, microservices, API architecture, and distributed systems.
• Proficient in Python and one backend/system-level language, Net
• Strong understanding of model training pipelines, retrieval systems, embeddings, and cloud AI infra.
• Familiar with MLOps, Kubernetes, and CI/CD for AI model deployment.

Preferred

• Experience with multi-modal AI, agentic systems, or domain-specific fine-tuning.
• Exposure to AI regulations, ethical AI frameworks, and prompt security.
• Contributions to AI/ML open source or published research.
• Ability to mentor cross-functional teams and lead architecture councils.

About Us
Icertis is the global leader in AI-powered contract intelligence. The Icertis platform revolutionizes contract management, equipping customers with powerful insights and automation to grow revenue, control costs, mitigate risk, and ensure compliance - the pillars of business success. Today, more than one third of the Fortune 100 trust Icertis to realize the full intent of millions of commercial agreements in 90+ countries.

About The Team
Who we a re: Icertis is the only contract intelligence platform companies trust to keep them out in front, now and in the future. Our unwavering commitment to contract intelligence is grounded in our FORTE values—Fairness, Openness, Respect, Teamwork and Execution—which guide all our interactions with employees, customers, partners, and stakeholders. Because in our mission to be the contract intelligence platform of the world, we believe how we get there is as important as the destination.

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