Artificial Intelligence Architect

About AvePoint: 

Securing the Future. AvePoint is a global leader in data management and data governance, and over 21,000 customers worldwide rely on our solutions to modernize the digital workplace across Microsoft, Google, Salesforce and other collaboration environments. AvePoint’s global channel partner program includes over 3,500 managed service providers, value added resellers and systems integrators, with our solutions available in more than 100 cloud marketplaces. To learn more, visit www.avepoint.com.

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About the role:

AvePoint is excited to provide the opportunity for a forward thinking ad innovative AI Architect who is passionate about how data lifecycle management impacts the success of how businesses operate. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software developers, data scientists, and product managers, to identify, prioritize and integrate AI technologies seamlessly into our SaaS platform, while measuring effectiveness, and driving implementation.

Key responsibilities: 

• Solution Design: Develop AI-driven architectural solutions that align with the overall SaaS product strategy. Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into AI-based functionalities. Drive holistic end-to-end AI architecture from data pipeline to LLM to platform components to application integration.
• System Integration: Architect the integration of AI components into the existing SaaS infrastructure, ensuring scalability, reliability, and optimal performance. Collaborate with development teams to implement these integrations effectively.
• Data Management: Design data pipelines and storage solutions for handling large volumes of data required for AI models. Ensure data security, privacy, and compliance with relevant regulations.
• Model Development and Deployment: Work closely with data scientists to design, develop, and deploy machine learning models that enhance SaaS product features. Implement best practices for model monitoring, versioning, and retraining.
• Scalability and Performance Optimization: Architect solutions that can scale horizontally to handle growing user bases. Create and optimize AI algorithms and workflows for speed, efficiency, and resource utilization.
• Security and Compliance: Implement security measures to safeguard AI models and data. Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards and regulations. Develop guidance for the use of AI in product and internal tooling.

The ideal candidate has:

• 5+ years of experience working as an engineer or architect with a focus on one or more of the following: machine learning, data science or natural language processing 
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.
• Preferably worked on enriching SaaS products with AI/ML functionalities
• Strong proficiency in AI technologies, machine learning, and deep learning frameworks.
• Previous experience determining measurable, revenue generating or business solving outcomes and showing how AI can drive these. 
• Strategic thinking skills including the ability to lead and resolve company-wide technical discussions.  Excellence at creating clarity and alignment for technical initiatives, in close partnership with our product management team.
• Software development and integration skills, as well as basic understanding of the modern cloud infrastructure used to deploy SaaS. 
• Great ability to build trust through collaboration with multiple teams, articulate a vision, build consensus, and get hands-on to drive implementation.

AvePoint is proud to employ talent from many different backgrounds, experiences, and identities. We believe that diversity and inclusion drives our success and is at the core of how we hire, communicate, and collaborate to deliver value and excellence. We are committed to fostering an environment where people can bring their whole selves to work and feel a sense of belonging, and we continue to work toward creating a workforce that represents the diversity of our customers and communities.