AI Platform Architect

About the job

AI Platform Architect

What to expect

• Exciting and innovative AI platform projects for our clients: from creative workshops through proof-of-concepts to joint implementation of productive solutions
• Conceptualisation and design of holistic AI platforms based on cloud or open-source components, from reference architecture to selection and integration of components
• Definition of the technical target architecture and derivation of concrete, actionable work packages
• Hands-on implementation: development of central platform components, code reviews and deployment across cloud and on-premises environments
• Establishment of engineering standards and best practices for the platform, for example regarding evaluation, observability and deployment
• Technical sparring partner for stakeholders: you translate requirements into viable architectural decisions and weigh technical options thoroughly
• Close collaboration with our ML and AI engineers as well as software developers
• Professional mentoring and coaching of junior colleagues
• Technical lead in proposals including coordination of involved experts
• Continuous learning and ongoing professional development as well as insights into the various industries of our clients
• Variety and exciting collaboration in internal project teams as well as on-site with our clients

What you bring

• Several years of experience in the design and implementation of AI platforms, ideally in productive use for clients or own products
• A completed master’s degree in computer science, data science or a related field
• Technical intuition for how holistic AI platforms can be composed from open-source components
• Ability to clarify technical requirements with stakeholders and translate them into viable architectural decisions
• Experience with agentic systems and AI workflows, RAG systems as well as the Model Context Protocol (MCP)
• Careful handling of solution evaluation, familiar with Evaluation Driven Development (EDD) and AI evaluation and observability platforms (AEOPs)
• Experience with model runtimes and LLM proxies or gateways
• Experience with blob storage (S3) and relational databases (SQL)
• Familiar with modern vector databases, as well as understanding of open-weight large language models, including multimodal models
• Experience with deployments both in the cloud and on-premises, platform- and vendor-independent
• Confident use of Python and software engineering best practices
• Strong communication skills and enjoyment of collaboration with team and clients
• Fluent German and English, both spoken and written

We are looking for you – become part of our team

You will expand our ML&AI team at ti&m, a broadly positioned group of experts who develop innovative solutions together. For a wide range of companies, we implement exciting projects, often from scratch, where we contribute our expertise from the outset. In this role, you design holistic AI platforms based on cloud and open source and give them the technical direction. You define viable architectures, make well-founded technology decisions and remain hands-on in implementation. We are looking for you: with passion and dedication, you shape first-class AI platforms and fit well with us both professionally and personally. You can expect a collegial atmosphere and a workplace culture where ability comes before hierarchy.

Why us

Swiss Employer Award, Best of Swiss Apps or Digital Economy Award. Our workplace culture and our projects win prizes. For our clients from banking, retail or governance, we develop user-centred digitalisation solutions. Away from prescribed paths, you can try new things with us and really let yourself go. Here you will find everything your techie heart desires: in a dynamic and collegial environment, you drive your innovative ideas forward – naturally always with the latest technologies. Speaking of workplace culture: we demand agility not only in our projects but also promote it for our employees. With ti&m liquid working, we offer easily adaptable working time models and the possibility to take breaks. And with our ti&m academy, you decide where and how you want to continue your education.

Philipp Klein

Questions about your application? Our HR team will be happy to help you.

career@ti8m.ch