AI Scientist / AI Architect

Job Title: AI Scientist / AI Architect

Job Location: Irvine, CA

Job Type: Contract

Job Overview:

Pay Range: $75hr - $80hr

• Design and develop scalable AI/ML pipelines and intelligent applications aligned with enterprise standards.
• Build agent-based AI workflows, automation systems, and retrieval-based architectures (RAG, vector search, embeddings).
• Architect and implement LLM orchestration layers supporting content ideation, drafting, and editing workflows.
• Lead integration of AI solutions with backend systems and enterprise platforms (APIs, internal tools, data platforms).
• Partner with product, marketing, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into AI-driven solutions.
• Provide architectural leadership, guide offshore teams, and ensure delivery aligned with scalability, security, and governance standards.
• At least 8+ years of experience in AI/ML, Data Science, or Software Engineering.
• Strong Python backend development experience.
• Hands-on experience with LLM-enabled applications and Generative AI.
• Experience building agent-based / agent-oriented AI systems.
• Strong expertise in retrieval-based systems (RAG, vector databases, embeddings, indexing).
• Experience with API development and backend system integration.
• AWS cloud-native development experience.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and environment management.
• Strong understanding of observability (logging, monitoring, tracing).
• Experience deploying ML models in production environments.
• Exposure to enterprise AI workflows, automation, and governance models.