Senior AI Architect & Lead Engineer for Scalable AI Apps

United States, Pennsylvania, King of Prussia May 25, 2026 Job Description: Job Summary The Senior AI Software Developer leads the design, development, and deployment of AI-powered applications, intelligent workflows, and agent-based solutions that enhance business and user experiences. This role serves as a senior technical contributor responsible for architecting scalable AI-enabled software solutions, establishing engineering standards and reusable frameworks, and mentoring development teams on applied AI best practices. The position combines advanced software engineering expertise with practical experience delivering AI-powered products into production environments. The Senior AI Software Developer collaborates closely with product, design, architecture, and business stakeholders to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable AI capabilities that drive operational efficiency, automation, and innovation. Responsibilities Lead the architecture, development, testing, deployment, and optimization of AI-powered applications, intelligent workflows, APIs, and user-facing features integrated into enterprise and customer-facing solutions. 30% Design and implement scalable AI application frameworks, reusable components, prompt patterns, orchestration services, and agent-based systems that improve development efficiency, maintainability, reliability, and consistency across platforms. 20% Partner with cross-functional teams, including product management, UX/design, engineering, and business stakeholders, to translate business requirements and user needs into practical AI-enabled solutions and enhanced digital experiences. 15% Establish and promote engineering standards, architectural patterns, governance practices, and secure development methodologies for AI-assisted software development, including responsible AI usage, prompt management, monitoring, and risk mitigation. 15% Evaluate, integrate, and optimize AI models, APIs, orchestration frameworks, and emerging technologies while balancing scalability, performance, cost, reliability, maintainability, and business value. 10% Mentor and guide software developers and technical teams on advanced software engineering practices, AI engineering techniques, evaluation methodologies, and production support strategies to strengthen organizational AI capabilities. 10% KSAs (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities) Advanced knowledge and hands-on experience in designing, developing, deploying, and supporting AI-powered applications and enterprise software solutions in production environments, including large language models (LLMs), prompt engineering, retrieval augmented generation (RAG), agent-based systems, embeddings, vector databases, and AI orchestration frameworks. Strong software engineering and system architecture expertise, including full-stack application development, API design, schema-driven development, distributed systems, microservices, enterprise integration patterns, cloud-native architectures, and scalable deployment strategies. High proficiency in modern programming languages, frameworks, and development technologies, including TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Node.js, React, Angular, and related software development tools and platforms. Demonstrated ability to design and implement reusable frameworks, shared services, automation components, engineering standards, and scalable development practices that improve application reliability, maintainability, performance, and operational efficiency. Knowledge of AI governance, security, monitoring, evaluation methodologies, and production support practices, including observability, performance optimization, prompt injection defense, hallucination mitigation, fallback strategies, and responsible AI implementation. Strong analytical, problem-solving, leadership, communication, mentoring, and collaboration skills, including the ability to work effectively in Agile development environments, influence technical direction, explain complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders, and support organizational capability development. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field Required Master's degree in Arts/Sciences (MA/MS) Preferred 7+ years software development experience Required 2+ years experience focused on applied AI, machine learning, large language models (LLMs), or intelligent automation solutions Preferred Compensation and Benefits Candidates may be required to satisfy additional job-related requirements, including those established and controlled by third parties, as part of the selection process. In compliance with this state's pay transparency laws, the wage range for this role is $116,080 - $188,630. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. (The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements). We care about our employees and it shows. Our staff receive a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical/Rx, dental and vision coverage; life, AD&D and disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; 100% paid maternity leave for up to 12 weeks, parental leave, family leave, other paid time off; voluntary benefits and discount programs to meet our employees' individual needs including pet insurance for our furry family members! Essential Functions: Visual acuity (e.g., needed to prepare and analyze data, to transcribe documents, to view a computer, to read, to inspect objects, to operate machinery R (Regular) Pushing or pulling (e.g., using a part of your body to press against something in a downward or outward direction, or in a dragging or hauling motion) N/A Balancing (e.g., maintaining equilibrium when walking, climbing, crouching etc.) N/A Manual Dexterity (e.g., picking, pinching, typing, or other working that uses the fingers) R (Regular) Stooping (e.g., bending the spine at the waist) N/A Grasping (e.g., use of hand to apply pressure) I/C (Intermittent/ Critical) Reaching (e.g., reaching the arms or legs in any direction) N/A Feeling (e.g., perceiving an object's size, shape, texture etc.) N/A Lifting motion or lifting objects more than 0 pounds N/A Climbing (e.g., ascending/descending ladders, stair, scaffolding, ramps, pole etc. using feet and legs or hands/arms to climb) N/A Walking N/A Hearing R (Regular) Repetitive motions of any part of the body N/A Talking R (Regular) Kneeling, crouching or crawling N/A Capacity to think, concentrate and focus over long periods of time R (Regular) Ability to write complex documents in the [English] language R (Regular) Ability to read complex documents in [English] language R (Regular) Capacity to express thoughts orally (e.g., accurately, quick and loudly convey spoken instructions to workers) R (Regular) Capacity to reason and make sound decisions R (Regular) Ability to wear a mask, respirator, bullet proof vest, or other equipment N/A Ability to regularly perform all job functions at Company's office or work site R (Regular) Ability to withstand environmental conditions (e.g., extreme heat or cold, grass, wind, sand, fumes, odors, gases, extreme noise, etc.) N/A #J-18808-Ljbffr Day & Zimmermann Company