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Job Details
Introduction
An accomplished technologist with deep expertise in AI, enterprise architecture, and full stack software development. This individual has built intelligent, scalable platforms that integrate advanced machine learning with enterprise systems. Their background spans both applied AI and complex system design, making them highly effective at bridging research and production environments.
Your role and responsibilities
o Architect end-to-end AI-driven applications that integrate LLMs, RAG pipelines, and cloud-native full-stack components.
o Lead engineering design sessions and define technical strategies, solution blueprints, and roadmaps.
o Manage and mentor a team of engineers, providing technical guidance, career support, and code/architecture reviews.
o Collaborate closely with stakeholders (product, design, business) to align technology with business objectives.
o Oversee model lifecycle workflows - from development and fine-tuning to deployment, monitoring, and retraining.
o Ensure best practices around API design, microservices architecture, and integration patterns.
o Guide cloud deployment strategies across AWS/Google Cloud Platform including data services, orchestration, and security.
o Establish platform-wide observability practices using tools like Grafana, Prometheus, and ELK stack.
o Drive DevOps maturity by improving CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code practices, and automation standards.
o Present technical solutions and architecture proposals to leadership and non-technical stakeholders.
o Evaluate and introduce new technologies or methodologies (e.g., LangChain, vector databases) based on business needs.
o Ensure compliance with regulatory standards while maintaining innovation velocity.
This job can be performed from anywhere in the US.
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Master's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
o 8 years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in AI/ML-centric product development.
o Proven track record architecting full-stack, cloud-native solutions in a production environment.
o Deep understanding of transformer models, LangChain, Hugging Face, and RAG pipelines.
o Strong backend skills (Java, Python, Node.js) and frontend capabilities (React, TypeScript).
o Experience leading technical teams and mentoring engineers.
o Expertise in Kubernetes, OpenShift, and CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Tekton).
o Strong communication skills and experience engaging with senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
o Comfortable in regulated industries and balancing innovation with compliance.
ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT
IBM Consulting is IBM's consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients' businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.
YOUR LIFE @ IBM
In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.
Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.
Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.
Are you ready to be an IBMer?
ABOUT IBM
IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.
Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.
At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.
IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS
IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:
We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.
This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.
An accomplished technologist with deep expertise in AI, enterprise architecture, and full stack software development. This individual has built intelligent, scalable platforms that integrate advanced machine learning with enterprise systems. Their background spans both applied AI and complex system design, making them highly effective at bridging research and production environments.
Your role and responsibilities
o Architect end-to-end AI-driven applications that integrate LLMs, RAG pipelines, and cloud-native full-stack components.
o Lead engineering design sessions and define technical strategies, solution blueprints, and roadmaps.
o Manage and mentor a team of engineers, providing technical guidance, career support, and code/architecture reviews.
o Collaborate closely with stakeholders (product, design, business) to align technology with business objectives.
o Oversee model lifecycle workflows - from development and fine-tuning to deployment, monitoring, and retraining.
o Ensure best practices around API design, microservices architecture, and integration patterns.
o Guide cloud deployment strategies across AWS/Google Cloud Platform including data services, orchestration, and security.
o Establish platform-wide observability practices using tools like Grafana, Prometheus, and ELK stack.
o Drive DevOps maturity by improving CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code practices, and automation standards.
o Present technical solutions and architecture proposals to leadership and non-technical stakeholders.
o Evaluate and introduce new technologies or methodologies (e.g., LangChain, vector databases) based on business needs.
o Ensure compliance with regulatory standards while maintaining innovation velocity.
This job can be performed from anywhere in the US.
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Master's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
o 8 years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in AI/ML-centric product development.
o Proven track record architecting full-stack, cloud-native solutions in a production environment.
o Deep understanding of transformer models, LangChain, Hugging Face, and RAG pipelines.
o Strong backend skills (Java, Python, Node.js) and frontend capabilities (React, TypeScript).
o Experience leading technical teams and mentoring engineers.
o Expertise in Kubernetes, OpenShift, and CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Tekton).
o Strong communication skills and experience engaging with senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
o Comfortable in regulated industries and balancing innovation with compliance.
ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT
IBM Consulting is IBM's consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients' businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.
YOUR LIFE @ IBM
In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.
Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.
Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.
Are you ready to be an IBMer?
ABOUT IBM
IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.
Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.
At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.
IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS
IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:
- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being
- Financial programs such as 401(k), the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs
- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law
- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals
- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences
We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.
This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.
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