Principal AI Systems Architect
Lead enterprise client architectures for multi-agent LLM systems, private RAG pipelines, and sovereign inference clusters.
Artificial Intelligence
New York, NY / Hybrid
8+ Years
Full-Time
Competitive + Equity
Actively Hiring
About the Position
At SFE Solutions, our engineers and architects lead mission-critical initiatives across enterprise AI, cloud architecture, and high-concurrency distributed systems. As a Principal AI Systems Architect within our Artificial Intelligence practice, you will collaborate directly with executive stakeholders, design resilient infrastructure, and set new engineering benchmarks.
We operate with intellectual autonomy, zero corporate politics, and radical engineering excellence. You will have full ownership of your domain and the modern toolchains necessary to deliver world-class client outcomes.
What You Will Do
Architect private on-premise and VPC-hosted LLM inference pipelines using vLLM, TensorRT-LLM, and Triton.
Design multi-agent orchestration frameworks with deterministic verification guardrails.
Advise Fortune 500 CTOs on AI governance, sovereign cloud residency, and risk mitigation.
Mentor staff machine learning engineers and author peer-reviewed technical whitepapers.
What You Bring
Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or equivalent practical experience.
Deep expertise with PyTorch, transformer architectures, vector embeddings, and LangChain/LlamaIndex.
Proven experience deploying high-concurrency production models with strict latency SLAs.
Total Rewards & Fellowship Perks
Top-Tier Compensation & Equity
Competitive base salary pegged to top 10% market benchmarks plus annual performance bonuses and equity participation.
Comprehensive Health & Wellness
100% premium coverage for medical, dental, vision, mental health counseling, and family planning resources.
$5,000 Annual Learning Stipend
Dedicated annual budget for advanced degrees, professional certifications, leading conferences, and research literature.
Ergonomic Workspace Grant
Top-specification MacBook Pro or ThinkPad workstations, dual 4K monitors, and ergonomic home setup allowance.
Our 4-Stage Interview Roadmap
Resume & Portfolio Review
Within 48 HoursOur technical recruiting leads and practice directors review your experience and past project architectures.
Architectural Deep-Dive
60-Minute SessionA hands-on technical architecture discussion with Senior Fellows on distributed systems, real-world trade-offs, and scalability.
Practice Leadership Alignment
45-Minute ConversationMeet with Practice Leadership to discuss client impact, team mentorship, and strategic roadmap collaboration.
Offer & Fellowship Onboarding
Within 3-5 DaysFormal offer delivery, comprehensive compensation package review, and welcome into the SFE Solutions global engineering community.
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