Forward Deploy - AI Architect

Engineer the Future of Enterprise AI at Scale

Are you a technical visionary who craves the thrill of working with bleeding-edge AI technologies across diverse, high-impact challenges? Do you thrive on architecting solutions that push the boundaries of what's possible, jumping from healthcare AI to fintech transformation to retail innovation—sometimes in the same week? Join us in revolutionizing how companies build and how people work by designing the AI infrastructure that powers tomorrow's enterprise transformation.

This role is perfect for senior engineers and technical leaders who are energized by variety, crave access to the latest AI breakthroughs, and want to architect systems that scale across industries rather than being confined to a single department or domain.

About A.Team

A.Team is the AI-Native Systems Integrator transforming business realities. Our platform precisely assembles elite tech talent and agentic systems that deliver real value before traditional SIs finish their slide decks. We've helped over 500 organizations like Lyft, McGraw Hill, and Grindr build their future faster through our AI-driven platform that precision-matches initiatives with experts from our network of 8,000+ pre-vetted engineers, data scientists, product leaders and more. Backed by $60M from Insight Partners and supported by Adam Grant and Jay-Z's Roc Nation, we're on a mission to empower passionate builders to do the work they care about on their own terms. For more information, visit a.team.

Your Mission & Impact

As an AI Architect, you'll be at the forefront of AI innovation, working with the latest technologies across an incredibly diverse portfolio of client challenges. Instead of being siloed in a single department working on the same problems, you'll operate at the intersection of client mission delivery and internal product innovation, giving you unparalleled exposure to emerging AI trends while building the next generation of enterprise AI infrastructure.

Dynamic Technical Leadership & Continuous Learning

• Lead diverse, high-caliber engineering teams across constantly evolving projects—no two months look the same

• Mentor brilliant engineers while learning from domain experts across industries, from pharmaceutical researchers to Wall Street quants

• Drive technical decisions on projects that span from 2-week rapid prototypes to 6-month platform overhauls

• Collaborate with our internal AI research team to translate breakthrough academic papers into client solutions

• Build your reputation as a go-to architect for impossible AI challenges

Platform Innovation & Market-Defining Impact

• Jump between internal R&D and client missions, ensuring you're always working on the most technically interesting challenges

• Extract breakthrough patterns from client work to build the next generation of AI infrastructure that other companies will struggle to replicate

• See your architectural decisions impact Fortune 500 companies within weeks, not years

• Access exclusive partnerships with AI research labs and get early preview access to models before they're publicly available

• Build systems that define industry standards rather than follow them

About You

• You have 7+ years of professional experience in AI/ML engineering and architecture with a proven track record of building production-ready AI systems that people actually use

• You have 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams through complex technical challenges and love the mentorship aspect of senior roles

• You possess deep understanding of modern AI architectures and get excited about designing systems that can adapt to whatever breakthrough comes next

• You have hands-on experience with the latest AI frameworks, cloud platforms, and MLOps practices—and you're always experimenting with what's emerging

• You thrive on variety and get energized by jumping between different technical domains, industries, and problem types

• You bring a builder's mindset with exceptional problem-solving abilities and can communicate complex ideas to both technical and business stakeholders

• You're genuinely excited about AI's potential to transform industries and want to be the architect behind those transformations

• You prefer the dynamic environment of consulting/client work over the predictability of internal product development

Life @ A.Team

• A supportive team that has your back: Work with empathetic, entrepreneurial co-workers who are all deeply motivated by our mission to change the future of work

• Extensive resources and tools to help you succeed and achieve your own personal goals

• Competitive compensation: Attractive base compensation complemented by performance-based incentives

• Unlimited time off: Take the time you need to relax and recover so that you can bring your A game every day

At A.Team, we believe diverse teams create better products and experiences. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.