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Job ID: JOB_ID_7980

Role: Backend AI Architect

We are looking for a skilled Backend AI Architect to join our team. This role involves architecting and designing enterprise-scale backend platforms that are secure, highly available, performant, and cost-efficient. You will define and govern service architecture standards, API contracts, and runtime patterns across development teams, while mentoring and guiding engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead backend architecture and design for enterprise-scale platforms.
  • Define and govern service architecture standards, API contracts, and runtime patterns.
  • Drive technical decisions balancing innovation, maintainability, operability, and long-term platform health.
  • Mentor and guide engineering teams in implementing services, APIs, and shared platform capabilities.
  • Define and implement AI-augmented backend architectures, including inference-aware service patterns and model serving strategies.
  • Integrate LLMs and GenAI capabilities into customer-facing features and internal platforms.
  • Establish spec-driven development workflows leveraging AI to improve developer productivity and quality.
  • Partner with Data Science, ML Engineering, and Product teams to operationalize models with strong SLAs, security, and cost controls.
  • Evaluate emerging AI frameworks and align solutions with enterprise standards and governance models.

Technical Requirements:

  • Experience integrating or developing with LLMs and Generative AI services within enterprise platforms.
  • Strong understanding of prompt engineering, evaluation techniques, and AI quality metrics.
  • Experience architecting inference systems, including routing, batching, caching, and cost optimization.
  • Ability to design intelligent service flows, including Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and agent-based architectures.
  • Familiarity with AI safety, governance, and responsible AI principles.
  • Experience developing AI-powered platform components, such as intelligent API gateways, policy engines, or observability assistants.
  • Knowledge of AI-driven analytics and telemetry for monitoring model performance and service health.
  • Experience in backend architecture leadership.
  • Experience in AI-augmented platform architecture.

Location:

Reston, VA

Duration:

6 Months Contract

Employment Type:

Contract

Special Requirements

6 Months Contract

Compensation & Location

Salary: $130,000 – $180,000 per year (Estimated)

Location: Reston, VA

Recruiter / Company – Contact Information

Email: amer@qualis1inc.com

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