AI Expert/Architect

Trident Consulting is seeking a " AI Expert/Architect ” for one of our clients in " REMOTE "

Job Title: AI Expert/Architect
Location: REMOTE
Length of Assignment: 1 year w/ extension
Type: Contract (W2)
Rate:$80/hr on W2

Top Skills Required:
1. UI Architect (ReactJS)
2. Agentic AI (Lang graph , Lang chain)
3. NodeJS

Responsibilities
• Architect and build enterprise-grade Generative AI applications combining LLMs, retrieval, structured data, orchestration, and workflow automation.
• Design agentic systems and multi-step reasoning workflows using LangGraph or equivalent — with clear control over state, memory, tool invocation, and human-in-the-loop checkpoints.
• Build fault-tolerant orchestration for long-running AI workflows using Temporal or similar platforms.
• Drive reference architectures for model routing, prompt versioning, observability, experimentation, and safe production rollout.
• Establish LLM/agent evaluation frameworks — offline evals, regression suites, trace diagnostics, and quality metrics tied to business outcomes.
• Own full feature development across design, implementation, testing, shipping, and servicing.
• Write and review clean, high-quality code with a focus on performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Set best practices for AI tooling, service observability, alerting, and incident response.
• Mentor engineers across the team and foster a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning.
• Use AI tools in your daily workflow and advocate evolving best practices to the broader team.

Required Qualifications
• 15+ years of experience building large-scale distributed systems, platforms, or enterprise applications.
• Proven track record shipping production AI/LLM-powered applications — agentic workflows, RAG systems, or intelligent automation.
• Deep expertise in Generative AI: LLMs (OpenAI), Prompt Engineering, RAG, vector search, and AI agent orchestration.
• Hands-on experience with agent frameworks: LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, or equivalent.
• Frontend and backend background to integrate AI solutions end-to-end into existing applications.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals: system design, algorithms, testing, debugging, and code review.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical direction and mentor engineers.
• Comfort in ambiguous, fast-moving problem spaces where best practices are still emerging.
• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

About Trident
Trident Consulting is a premier IT staffing firm providing high-impact workforce solutions to Fortune 500 and mid-market clients. Since 2005, we've specialized in sourcing elite technology and engineering talent for contract, direct hire, and managed services roles. Our expertise spans cloud, AI/ML, cybersecurity, and data analytics, supported by a 3M+ candidate database and a 78% fill ratio. With a highly engaged leadership team and a reputation for delivering hard-to-fill, niche talent, we help organizations build agile, high-performing teams that drive innovation and business success.

Some of our recent awards include:
Trailblazer Women Award 2025 by Consulate General of India in San Francisco Ranked as the #1 Women Owned Business Enterprise in the large category by ITServe. Received the TechServe Excellence award. Consistently ranked in the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America Recognized in the SF Business Times as one of the Largest Bay Area BIPOC/Minority-Owned Businesses in 2022.

Sathees Kumar
Lead Recruiter
	M: (925) 215-1155 Sathees@tridentconsultinginc.com - WBE | MBE | SBE | WOSB 6101 Bollinger Canyon Road San Ramon, CA Linkedin