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Wells Fargo

Principal AI Solutions Architect

Wells Fargo
Concord, CA $120 - $128/hr Contract Posted 24d ago
Ai Solutions Architecture Artificial Intelligence Event Driven Architecture Generative AI Large Language Models Machine Learning Rag Systems
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Job Description

The Principal AI Solutions Architect will support complex, large-scale Specialty Software Engineering initiatives at Wells Fargo (contingent resource assignment). This hybrid role is based in Concord, CA, and emphasizes consulting on high-impact engineering challenges while partnering with client stakeholders. Work authorization in the U.S. without visa sponsorship is required.

Responsibilities

  • Consult on complex initiatives with broad impact, including large-scale planning for Specialty Software Engineering efforts.
  • Review and analyze complex, multi-faceted, larger scale, or longer-term Specialty Software Engineering challenges that require in-depth evaluation across multiple factors, including intangibles or unprecedented considerations.
  • Contribute to the resolution of complex and multi-faceted situations by applying solid understanding of function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements to meet deliverables.
  • Strategically collaborate and consult with client personnel.

Requirements

  • Specialty Software Engineering experience, or an equivalent combination demonstrated through work or consulting experience, training, military experience, or education.
  • Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States.
  • This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Technical Skills

  • Python software engineering
  • REST API development
  • Microservices architecture
  • Distributed systems design
  • Backend service development
  • FastAPI
  • AsyncIO
  • Multiprocessing
  • Performance tuning and profiling
  • Caching strategies
  • Database/query optimization
  • Event-driven architecture
  • High-availability and fault-tolerant system design

Generative AI and LLM Skills

  • Generative AI application development
  • Large Language Models (LLMs)
  • Agentic AI systems
  • Multi-agent workflow design
  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
  • Hybrid RAG architectures
  • Knowledge graph-enhanced RAG
  • Prompt engineering
  • Prompt orchestration
  • Tool calling
  • LLM routing and fallback strategies
  • Fine-tuning evaluation
  • Model evaluation frameworks
  • Hallucination detection
  • Human-in-the-loop validation
  • Text-to-SQL using LLMs
  • Schema-aware prompting
  • Embeddings and semantic search

AI Platform and Architecture Skills

  • Enterprise AI platform architecture
  • Scalable AI workflow design
  • AI governance standards
  • AI guardrails implementation
  • Responsible AI controls
  • PII redaction
  • Audit logging
  • Model usage monitoring
  • Latency, cost, and accuracy optimization
  • AI/ML feature engineering
  • Recommendation systems
  • Feedback loops for model improvement

Data Engineering Skills

  • Kafka
  • Streaming data pipelines

Databases and Vector Search

  • Vector database architecture
  • Semantic retrieval
  • Re-ranking
  • Embedding pipelines

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Life insurance
  • 401K
  • Voluntary Benefits

Location: Concord, CA (hybrid)
Compensation: USD 120 - 128 per hourly
Job Type: contract

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