Senior Software Architect - AI - Koch, Inc.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced, hands-on Senior Software Architect with a focus on AI to join our innovative team. This role is crucial in designing, developing, and maintaining both front-end and back-end components of our AI-driven applications. You will leverage your expertise in Azure, AWS, and OpenAI services to build scalable and secure AI solutions. Your work will encompass extensive API configuration, integration of AI services, and may involve exposure to semantic kernel and orchestration concepts, enhancing our agentic workflows. This role is essential for driving the development of user-centric AI applications that meet strategic business objectives.

Our Team

The role will be part of the Koch Generative AI Capability. T he role will be working daily with technical resources, leaders, The role will be working daily with technical resources, leaders, Product Owners and enabling capability teams.

Join us in driving innovation and excellence in AI application development. If you have a passion for building scalable and secure AI solutions and a knack for integrating complex AI services, we would love to hear from you.

What You Will Do

• Collaborating with data scientists, product owners, external partners and other developers to understand and address AI-driven business needs.
• Collaborating with business stakeholders and product owners to strategically enable value added AI applications
• Designing and developing scalable front-end and back-end components for AI applications.
• Implementing and managing APIs for AI services and ensuring seamless integration.
• Leveraging Azure, AWS, and OpenAI services to build and deploy AI solutions.
• Working with semantic kernel and other orchestration concepts to optimize agentic workflows.
• Ensuring the performance, security, and scalability of AI applications within our businesses.
• Participating in code reviews, writing unit tests, and ensuring coding standards are met.
• Developing and maintaining technical documentation for AI solutions.
• Staying informed about industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in AI and full stack development.
• Collaborating with UX/UI designers to create effective user interfaces for AI applications.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues, critical thinking skills and ability to manage multiple objectives.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and communicate planning.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in full stack software development, with a focus on AI applications.
• Strong expertise in relevant Azure, AWS, and OpenAI services for AI development.
• Extensive understanding of API configuration and integration.
• Experience in front-end technologies (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js) and back-end technologies (e.g., Node.js, Python, Java).
• Familiarity with semantic kernel and orchestration concepts, and experience with agentic workflows.
• Strong understanding of Agile software development methodology.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Advanced degrees (e.g., Master's in Computer Science, AI, or related field) are a plus but not required.
• Relevant technical certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate).
• Experience with cloud-based monitoring and logging tools tailored for AI systems.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and AI model serving.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and their orchestration.
• Proven ability to implement emerging AI infrastructure ideas into practice through rapid experimentation and prototyping.
• Contributions to open-source projects or platforms, particularly in AI or full stack development domains.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Who We Are

Koch Industries creates and innovates a wide spectrum of products and services that make life better. Our work spans a vast number of industries across the world, including engineered technology, refining, chemicals and polymers, pulp and paper, glass, electronics and many more. Headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, Koch employs 120,000+ employees across the globe.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information.

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