Paycom · 2 days ago
Principal AI Architect
Oklahoma City, OK
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/StaffPaycom is seeking a self-motivated AI Architect with a passion for building innovative products and driving beyond expectations. In this role, you will collaborate closely with software engineers to deliver world-class AI solutions to our clients.
Human ResourcesSoftware
Responsibilities
Define architectural changes that can be implemented incrementally, while minimizing risk
Collaborate with a variety of stakeholders to determine architectural priorities, especially in AI model deployment and MLOps workflows
Design and implement autonomous or semi-autonomous AI agents capable of multi-step reasoning, decision-making, and tool orchestration
Create innovative applications leveraging generative AI for text, data extraction, summarization, and reasoning tasks
Define and evolve model governance, monitoring, drift detection and re-training workflows
Advocate for security and ethical AI practices in compliance with OWASP ML Top 10 and relevant standards
Design and evolve AI/ML pipelines and software architecture to support continuous delivery and model lifecycle management
Automate batch inference workflows and integrate AI features into both internal tools and customer-facing products
Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure AI solutions are reliable, scalable, and business-impactful
Build, fix, and improve code, especially high-value AI/ML services and APIs
Architect, design, and implement scalable AI/ML systems across cloud and on premise environments
Design advancements in architecture that move software and AI/ML pipelines forward
Train team members on AI/ML practices, new techniques, and past mistakes
Lead the design, development, and deployment of GenAI models and intelligent agents
Architect and implement scalable AI/ML systems across cloud and on-premise environments
Translate complex technical concepts into clear insights for non-technical stakeholders
Mentor team members on AI/ML techniques, tooling and best practices
Perform regular and thorough market research, both with our existing vendors, and prospective vendors to stay one step ahead of the latest trends in the AI space
Define the test plan to collect data on accuracy, reliability, performance, power, and robustness of the design
Contribute to technical conversations and documentation (e.g., white papers, schematics, FDD, HLDR)
Qualification
Required
Self-motivated AI Architect with a passion for building innovative products
Experience collaborating closely with software engineers to deliver AI solutions
Ability to define architectural changes that can be implemented incrementally, while minimizing risk
Experience collaborating with stakeholders to determine architectural priorities, especially in AI model deployment and MLOps workflows
Ability to design and implement autonomous or semi-autonomous AI agents capable of multi-step reasoning, decision-making, and tool orchestration
Experience creating innovative applications leveraging generative AI for text, data extraction, summarization, and reasoning tasks
Ability to define and evolve model governance, monitoring, drift detection and re-training workflows
Advocacy for security and ethical AI practices in compliance with OWASP ML Top 10 and relevant standards
Experience designing and evolving AI/ML pipelines and software architecture to support continuous delivery and model lifecycle management
Ability to automate batch inference workflows and integrate AI features into both internal tools and customer-facing products
Experience partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure AI solutions are reliable, scalable, and business-impactful
Ability to build, fix, and improve code, especially high-value AI/ML services and APIs
Experience architecting, designing, and implementing scalable AI/ML systems across cloud and on-premise environments
Ability to design advancements in architecture that move software and AI/ML pipelines forward
Experience training team members on AI/ML practices, new techniques, and past mistakes
Ability to lead the design, development, and deployment of GenAI models and intelligent agents
Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear insights for non-technical stakeholders
Experience mentoring team members on AI/ML techniques, tooling and best practices
Ability to perform regular and thorough market research to stay ahead of the latest trends in the AI space
Ability to define the test plan to collect data on accuracy, reliability, performance, power, and robustness of the design
Experience contributing to technical conversations and documentation (e.g., white papers, schematics, FDD, HLDR)
Company
Paycom
Paycom specializes in Human Capital Management, providing software that simplifies things and reduces costs.
Founded in 1998
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2014-04-15IPO
Leadership Team
Chad Richison
President and CEO
Shane Hadlock
Chief Client Officer and Chief Technology Officer
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