Vectara

Principal Architect

Vectara

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: California • United States

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

CloudJavaJavaScriptKubernetesPython

About the role

  • Act as the primary architect for client solutions, assisting customers with complex architecture and design decisions for both cloud-based (SaaS, VPC) and on-premises AI systems.
  • Lead the hands-on design and development of AI solutions, including RAG pipelines, agentic workflows, and LLM-powered applications.
  • Serve as the technical lead for Professional Services engagements, coordinating between the customer’s technical staff and Vectara’s internal Product and Engineering teams to ensure delivery excellence.
  • Conduct deep evaluations and performance tuning of retrieval and agentic pipelines to ensure applications meet rigorous enterprise requirements.
  • Present sophisticated technical strategies to customer leadership, translating complex AI concepts into clear, impactful business value.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of total experience, including 5+ years in software development and 5+ years in a senior technical-client-facing role within a Professional Services organization.
  • Deep knowledge in AI, ML, search, RAG, LLMs, agentic AI, and/or data engineering.
  • Expert-level proficiency with REST services and at least one major language: Python, JavaScript, or Java.
  • Ability to work effectively within a modern CI/CD and DevOps environment.
  • Comprehensive understanding of cloud-based platforms (multi-tenancy, automation, fault tolerance) and on-premises infrastructure (GPUs, virtualization/k8s).
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts and implementation approaches with clarity, purpose, empathy, and influence.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering; a Master’s degree (MS) is highly preferred.
  • Ability to travel up to 25% of the time for onsite work.
Benefits
  • 100% paid Medical, Dental, Vision for employees.
  • Option of Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Savings Account (FSA).
  • Generous paid time off (PTO) plus paid sick time and holidays.
  • Professional development and training opportunities.
  • Company virtual happy hours and fun team building activities and more.
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Hard Skills & Tools
AIMLsearchRAGLLMsagentic AIdata engineeringREST servicesPythonJavaScript
Soft Skills
communicationclarityempathyinfluence
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Computer EngineeringMaster’s degree (MS)