Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.We're building an AI intelligence infrastructure embedded inside a B2B platform used by consumer brands to manage creative work, assets, and workflows.This infrastructure is designed to support a wide range of intelligent and intuitive product features, including (but not limited to) conversational interfaces, image generation, contextual recommendations, automation, analysis, and decision support.This is not a chatbot project.This is not a ChatGPT wrapper.Senior AI Systems ArchitectWe're looking for a senior AI Systems Architect to design the foundational intelligence layer that powers these capabilities in a way that is reliable, evolvable, and cost‐controlled.ResponsibilitiesYou will own the design of the AI intelligence layer and this includes:Designing a explicit intelligence architecture that supports multiple AI‐driven featuresDefining a robust memory taxonomy (short‐term, long‐term, client‐level, org‐level, and meta memory)Designing RAG‐based retrieval systems that serve different product use casesDefining retrieval + reasoning flows that adapt to intent, context, and confidenceEstablishing failure handling and guardrail strategies for production AI systemsDesigning idempotent AI workflows for actions, updates, and automationEstablishing cost controls,



usage boundaries, and observabilityDesigning evaluation and feedback loops so intelligence improves through useDeliverablesMemory schemas and retrieval strategiesInterface contracts and reference patterns for implementationA Phase‐2 build plan outlining how intelligence evolves post‐MVPWhat You'll Not DoBuilding UI or frontend featuresActing as a generalist full‐stack developerShipping one‐off demos or prototypesWriting large amounts of production codeOptimizing prompts in isolation from system designDesired ProfileHave designed AI intelligence systems inside real productsThink in terms of systems, state, and failure modesAre fluent in RAG, memory design, and retrieval strategiesCare deeply about idempotency, reliability, and cost controlCan guide engineers through clear abstractions and contractsFractional / Contract10–20 hours per weekOpportunity for full‐time employmentHow to ApplyExamples of production AI systems you've architectedHow you think about memory, retrieval, and reasoningAny diagrams, writing, or artifacts that show your system‐level thinkingSeniority levelMid‐Senior levelEmployment typeContractJob functionEngineering and Information TechnologyIndustriesDesign Services #J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Ai Systems Architect (Edmonton)
🏢 Darkroast Design
📍 Edmonton