Varo Bank

Principal AI/ML Architect

Varo Bank

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San FranciscoCaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $200,000 - $275,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Architecting GenAI Ecosystems: Design and implement production-grade GenAI agents using AWS Bedrock, AgentCore, and Strands Agents. Build robust RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines utilizing OpenSearch and S3 Vector stores.
  • Scale Modern MLOps & Feature Stores: Lead the development and integration of a world-class MLOps platform. Build and maintain Varo's Feature Store Platform architecture and ensure low-latency data availability for both real-time lending decisions and batch model training.
  • Data Fabric & Integration: Oversee the integration of core AWS analytics services (Glue, Glue Data Catalog, Athena) to ensure AI models have high-quality, governed data "fuel."
  • High-Velocity Execution: Navigate the complexities of a fast-changing environment, collaborating across Data Science, Credit, and Product teams to move from PoC to production in weeks, not months.
  • Executive Influencing: Act as a key contributor to the Architecture Guild, using strong presentation skills to translate complex EKS/EC2 infrastructure and AI scaling strategies for executive stakeholders.
  • Drive Strategy: Serve as a subject matter expert within the Architecture Guild, presenting technical proposals and influencing senior leadership on emerging AI trends.
  • Collaborate Horizontally: Partner across domains including Data Science, Credit Policy, and Data Engineering to ensure technical alignment with business goals.

Requirements

  • Deep Experience: Ideally 10+ years in technical architecture with at least 5–7 years specifically focused on Machine Learning.
  • Architectural Foundation: Strong mastery of foundational architecture, with proven experience building agents, context stores, and vector stores.
  • AWS Mastery: Deep, hands-on experience with AWS SageMaker AI, Bedrock, S3, and OpenSearch. Familiarity with AgentCore and Strands Agents for autonomous task execution.
  • Infrastructure & Compute: Proficiency in managing server infrastructure for AI workloads, specifically Amazon EKS (Kubernetes) and EC2 optimization for model hosting.
  • Data Engineering Foundation: Expert knowledge of the AWS data stack: AWS Glue for ETL, Glue Data Catalog for metadata management, and Athena for serverless querying.
  • Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty is highly preferred.
  • The "Bridge" Mindset: A unique ability to balance high-level strategic thought leadership with a passion for hands-on, tactical execution.
Benefits
  • This role is also eligible for a bonus, equity, and competitive benefits.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
GenAI agentsMLOpsFeature Store architectureRAG pipelinesAWS GlueAWS AthenaAWS SageMakerOpenSearchEKSEC2
Soft Skills
executive influencingpresentation skillscollaborationstrategic thought leadershiptactical execution
Certifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – ProfessionalAWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty