Sr. Lead AI Developer

Codetech•Scottsdale, AZ

About The Position

The Finance Technology AI Enablement team is seeking a Senior Lead AI Developer to work independently and partner with business leaders and subject matter experts to understand current business processes and design AI-driven solutions that transform how those processes operate. This hands-on technical leadership role involves architecting complex, distributed AI/ML systems and presenting solutions and roadmaps to business and IT leadership. The role designs and implements generative AI, machine learning, automation, and agentic workflow solutions; builds semantic layers using technologies such as RAG, Knowledge Graphs, and GraphRAG; and enables natural-language querying of large, complex databases. It also develops AI-enabled financial data processing and analytics, including forecasting, fraud detection, and prediction capabilities, and advances an AI-first approach to data processing and business process automation. The position provides technical leadership and mentorship within the AI Enablement team.

Requirements

More than 8 years of experience in software/AI/ML development, including cloud and distributed architecture and platform solutions.
Hands-on experience with Azure, GCP, and AWS.
Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
Experience with event-driven frameworks or platforms and high-volume data processing.
Extensive experience designing and implementing generative AI and machine learning solutions.
Experience building complex agentic workflows and automation solutions.
Experience with AI/ML-enabled financial data processing and analytics.
Experience building semantic layers using RAG, Knowledge Graph, and GraphRAG technologies.
Experience enabling NLP-based querying against large, complex relational databases.
Experience with machine-learning analytics use cases such as forecasting, fraud detection, and prediction.
Ability to translate business processes into AI/automation architecture and detailed technical designs.
Ability to work independently with minimal oversight while managing multiple stakeholders.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and an AI-first mindset.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, including engaging business leaders and large IT audiences.
Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills, including the ability to build trust with business and technology stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in Finance Technology or financial services.
Track record of leading AI transformation initiatives from concept through production deployment.
Experience mentoring junior developers and driving technical best practices.

Responsibilities

Work independently and collaborate with business leaders and subject matter experts to understand current processes, pain points, and objectives.
Design and propose AI-enabled solutions that transform and automate business processes end to end.
Create automation, AI, and ML architecture and detailed technical designs, and lead solution build-out.
Design and implement generative AI, machine learning, automation, and complex agentic workflow solutions.
Build high-performing semantic layers using RAG, Knowledge Graphs, and GraphRAG.
Enable natural-language querying against large-volume databases with many tables and complex relationships.
Architect and implement AI/ML-enabled financial data processing and analytics solutions.
Develop analytics AI capabilities, including forecasting, fraud detection, and prediction models using machine learning.
Drive an AI-first architecture approach across data processing and business process automation initiatives.
Design high-volume processing solutions using event-driven frameworks and platforms.
Present technical concepts, solution designs, and roadmaps to business leaders and large IT audiences.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship within the AI Enablement team.