Gilead Sciences

Senior Architect, Intelligent Solutions Engineering

Gilead Sciences

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Foster CityCaliforniaNorth CarolinaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $169,320 - $219,120 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Architect, design, and deliver AWS cloud-native solutions across AI/ML capabilities and enterprise business applications
  • Lead the implementation of Generative AI solutions, including retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), agentic workflows, and LLM-integrated systems
  • Drive adoption of AI-augmented development practices, including design acceleration, code generation and review, test automation, and debugging
  • Serve as the primary technical authority for assigned capabilities, making architectural decisions across APIs, data platforms, frontend, infrastructure, and AI tooling
  • Lead technical delivery across onshore and offshore contractor teams, ensuring predictable planning, execution quality, and delivery outcomes
  • Mentor and coach engineers through hands-on guidance, pair programming, code reviews, and knowledge sharing
  • Partner with data science, business, quality, and regulatory stakeholders to align architecture and delivery with program milestones and compliance needs
  • Prototype and validate new capabilities, particularly Generative AI features, to reduce risk before broader team investment
  • Define and execute a technical roadmap aligned with business priorities and R&D Information Systems strategy
  • Oversee production reliability, operational support, and continuous improvement across DevOps and engineering practices

Requirements

  • BA/BS with at least 8 years of experience, MA/MS/MBA with at least 6 years of experience, OR PhD with at least 2 years of experience
  • Strong experience in architecture and system design for scalable, cloud-native applications
  • Demonstrated ability to provide cross-functional technical leadership and own delivery outcomes
  • Practical experience using AI-powered development tools to accelerate design, implementation, and troubleshooting
  • Working knowledge of Generative AI concepts, including LLMs, prompt and context engineering, and agent-based systems
  • Experience with AI orchestration frameworks, such as LangChain, or the ability to ramp up quickly
  • Strong Python development skills, including REST APIs (FastAPI), asynchronous programming, and testing
  • Experience with modern frontend frameworks, such as React, including component architecture and state management
  • Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including schema design, query development, and performance tuning
  • Strong AWS experience, including ECS or EKS, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, and SQS
  • Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform), CI/CD (GitHub Actions), containers (Docker and Kubernetes), and cloud security fundamentals
  • Proven experience leading contractor or vendor engineering teams while remaining hands-on
  • Ability to communicate technical decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Benefits
  • Discretionary annual bonus
  • Discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role)
  • Paid time off
  • Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
AWSGenerative AIAI orchestration frameworksPythonREST APIsasynchronous programmingfrontend frameworksrelational databasesNoSQL databasesinfrastructure as code
Soft Skills
technical leadershipmentoringcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingplanningexecution qualityknowledge sharingcross-functional teamworkdelivery outcomes