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OpenText · 10 hours ago

Principal AI Software Architect US

Gaithersburg, MD

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

$191K/yr - $314K/yr

10+ years exp

OpenText is a company focused on AI-driven innovation and digital knowledge management. They are seeking a Principal AI Software Architect to design and implement GenAI applications and agentic systems, contributing to the development of scalable AI solutions across their product portfolio.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)ContentCyber SecurityData CenterData ManagementInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyNetwork SecuritySoftware

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Designing and developing production-ready components for GenAI applications, including agent workflows, tool execution layers, vector search integrations, and memory modules

Implementing and optimizing retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, including embeddings, hybrid retrieval, and contextual grounding

Building reusable agent runtimes and orchestration logic, using frameworks like LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, or equivalent

Participating in the development of multi-agent patterns, including asynchronous workflows and Agent-to-Agent (A2A) coordination

Contributing to the integration of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for standardized agent-to-tool and resource interactions

Extending and integrating semantic reasoning into agent flows using knowledge graphs or other structured sources

Collaborating with architects and cross-functional teams to translate high-level designs into modular, maintainable code

Supporting internal enablement by delivering reference implementations, engineering documentation, and code-level onboarding materials

Qualification

GenAI developmentPythonFastAPIRAG pipelinesLangChainLangGraphCrewAIA2A interactionKnowledge graphsJavaTypeScriptDocumentation skillsCommunication skills

Required

10+ years of software development experience, including 2–4 years focused on GenAI or agentic AI development

Strong proficiency in Python, with real-world experience using FastAPI to build service-oriented systems

Direct experience implementing agent flows using LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, or similar frameworks

Experience implementing RAG pipelines, working with vector databases, embedding models, and hybrid retrieval strategies

Working knowledge of MCP and A2A patterns, with hands-on experience integrating agents, tools, and services into orchestrated flows

Ability to work with and around Java and TypeScript-based applications, including REST and event-driven interfaces

Demonstrated ability to ship complex systems in collaboration with architects, product managers, and infrastructure teams

Strong documentation and communication skills to support reusability and onboarding

Writing clean, modular Python code using FastAPI, with a strong understanding of system integration and runtime performance

Applying and adapting frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, or other orchestration platforms to enterprise use cases

Designing agent workflows that incorporate tools, memory, vector search, structured reasoning, and secure execution

Building scalable RAG systems, and optimizing embedding usage, query strategies, and semantic relevance scoring

Working across the full development lifecycle from prototype to hardened implementation, with strong test and monitoring practices

Collaborating with teams working in Java and TypeScript environments, contributing to cross-language integration and API design

Mentoring developers and reviewing pull requests to uphold engineering standards across agentic codebases

Preferred

Familiarity with knowledge graphs and structured reasoning models is a strong plus

Benefits

Thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing

Variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles

Vacation entitlement

Paid time off

Company

OpenText

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OpenText powers and protects information to give organizations the information advantage.

Founded in 1991

Waterloo, Ontario, CAN

10001+ employees

https://www.opentext.com

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