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# AI Architect - Senior Python & AI Engineer

- **Company:** United Software Group, Inc.
- **Location:** Worcester, MA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $131,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Software Quality, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Digital Architecture, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), NoSQL, Standard Sql, Search Technologies, Secure Coding, Systems Integration, Data Logging, Data Processing, Flask (Web Framework), Large Language Models, Grafana, Prompt Engineering, Model Validation, Backend, Fastapi, Containerization, Kubernetes, Machine Learning Operations, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** August 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us5b3e26d52bc43c7e7c0f6db2d40d23a7

## About the Role

* Hands-on experience building and supporting production-grade APIs/microservices (FastAPI/Flask)
 * Experience with AI/LLM-based applications - prompt design, orchestration frameworks, model integration
 * Strong debugging skills in distributed systems and asynchronous workloads
 * Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and containerized deployments (Docker/Kubernetes)
 * Strong knowledge of SQL/NoSQL data handling and API integration patterns
 * Familiarity with observability tools (structured logs, tracing, monitoring dashboards, alerts)
 * Experience with automated testing frameworks and CI/CD workflows
 * Excellent communication skills; comfortable in a support-heavy, fast-moving environment

Preferred Qualifications:

 * Python strongly preferred
 * Experience in underwriting/insurance, document extraction, or NLP pipelines
 * Exposure to vector search, RAG, semantic retrieval, and model evaluation
 * Experience with secure coding, data privacy controls, and compliance-driven systems
 * Prior on-call/production support ownership in enterprise systems

## Description

We are looking for a Senior AI Architect with strong Python and AI/LLM expertise to enhance, debug, and support our production AI applications. This role spans backend services, LLM-driven workflows, and cloud infrastructure, delivering reliable, scalable, and secure solutions., * Design, develop, and enhance backend services (Java/Python) supporting AI/ML workflows

 * Troubleshoot and debug complex issues across application, integration, and production environments
 * Own production support: incident response, root cause analysis, and post-incident improvements
 * Improve reliability, performance, and observability (logging, tracing, metrics, alerting)
 * Build and optimize LLM/GenAI integrations - prompt orchestration, response quality, cost/performance trade-offs
 * Implement robust testing (unit, integration, regression) and drive code quality through reviews and standards
 * Collaborate with business, product, and operations teams to prioritize enhancements and fixes
 * Support CI/CD pipelines, release processes, and environment stability
 * Document architecture, troubleshooting guides, and production runbooks
 * Mentor junior developers and champion engineering best practices


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