Datatonic

Principal AI Architect (Google Cloud)

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2 months ago
London, United KingdomStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Design and build data platforms, full-stack application architectures, and agentic AI platforms from discovery through production deployment.
  • Own end-to-end technical architecture for complex projects, ensuring scalability, security, and alignment with client objectives.
  • Conduct technical scoping, support account growth, and design viable solutions while remaining hands-on with execution.
  • Advise CTOs, Heads of Engineering, and transformation leaders by translating technical architecture into business strategy.
  • Define infrastructure strategies covering networking, data acquisition, security, guardrails, and AI/data workload orchestration.
  • Collaborate with delivery leads, AI and data engineers, and commercial teams to execute projects cohesively.

Requirements

  • Proven experience designing, solutioning, and deploying agentic platforms and AI systems into production.
  • Deep understanding of AI evaluation methodologies and guardrail implementation.
  • Hands-on experience with Google ADK, LangGraph, LLMs including Gemini, Claude, and open-source models, and cloud and database architecture.
  • Experience with Cloud SQL, Firestore, BigQuery, Postgres, OpenTelemetry, and AI security and observability practices.
  • Mastery of data preparation, data acquisition, and orchestration for data and AI workloads.
  • Strong background in data platform infrastructure or full-stack application architecture, with awareness of application design and UX principles.
  • Advanced proficiency in cloud security, networking, and production deployment environments.
  • Hands-on platform-building and deployment experience, strong presentation skills, and experience advising senior client stakeholders.
  • Ability to manage ambiguity, competing priorities, tight timelines, and end-to-end project ownership.
  • Preferred experience working in Google Cloud environments and in high-growth startups, scale-ups, or modern enterprise transformation settings.

Benefits

  • 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays.
  • Private health insurance through Vitality Health and Smart Health Services.
  • 50% gym membership discounts with Nuffield Health, Virgin Active, and Pure Gym.
  • Hybrid work model with a work-from-home allowance.
  • Access to Udemy and other learning and development resources.
  • Auto-enrollment pension after the probation period, with employer contributions starting at 3% and increasing to a maximum of 10%.
  • Life insurance, income protection, Tusker Green Car Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme, and Tech Scheme.

Tech Stack

Google BigQueryGoogle CloudPostgreSQL

Categories

Solutions Engineering
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