Senior AI Software Architect – GCP

About West Monroe

West Monroe is a digital services firm where strategy meets execution. We partner with organizations to deliver measurable business impact through technology, combining deep engineering expertise with industry knowledge. Our teams take a product and engineering-led approach to solving complex challenges across cloud, data, and AI.

Position Summary

West Monroe is seeking a Senior AI Software Architect – GCP who is first and foremost a hands-on software engineer, with the ability to design and scale modern, AI-driven systems on Google Cloud Platform while interacting with clients.

This role is ideal for someone who actively builds—writing code, shaping systems, and leading by example—while also driving architectural decisions. You will work at the intersection of software engineering, cloud-native development, and applied AI, delivering production-grade solutions that power client transformation.

This is a client-facing role that may require travel up to 30%.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead with Engineering Excellence: Actively contribute to codebases and solution delivery, building scalable, maintainable software systems using modern engineering practices.
• Design AI-Powered Applications: Develop and implement applications leveraging Vertex AI, Gemini, and Agent Engine, with a focus on real-world, production-ready AI solutions.
• Build Cloud-Native Systems on GCP: Design and develop microservices-based applications using GKE, Cloud Run, and serverless architectures, emphasizing reliability and scalability.
• Develop Data & AI Pipelines: Engineer robust pipelines using BigQuery, Dataflow, and Pub/Sub to support high-throughput AI and analytics workloads.
• Implement MLOps in Practice: Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, model deployment workflows, and monitoring systems using Vertex AI and related tooling.
• Guide Engineering Teams: Provide technical leadership through code reviews, pair programming, and hands-on mentorship, ensuring high engineering standards.
• Client-Facing Engineering Leadership: Collaborate directly with clients to translate requirements into working software solutions, and communicate technical approaches clearly.
• Support Solutioning & Delivery: Partner with internal teams to shape practical, buildable architectures during pre-sales and delivery phases.

Required Qualifications

Experience:

• 7+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
• 2+ years building AI/ML-powered applications in production
• 2–5+ years developing on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Technical Skills:

• Strong proficiency in Python, Java, C# and other languages including front end.
• Experience building distributed systems and microservices architectures
• Hands-on experience with Vertex AI, BigQuery, GKE, and cloud-native services
• Experience with Terraform or Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

AI/ML Experience:

• Experience integrating or deploying ML models or GenAI solutions (RAG, agents, APIs) into production systems
• Familiarity with TensorFlow, PyTorch, or similar frameworks

Certifications (Preferred):

• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect
• Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer

GCP AI Focus Areas

• Vertex AI: End-to-end model lifecycle and deployment
• Generative AI: Gemini, APIs, and RAG-based application design
• Agentic AI: Building autonomous, multi-agent systems and orchestration layers
• AI Infrastructure: Efficient use of GPU/TPU resources for scalable systems

Desired Skills

• Experience with LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, or similar frameworks
• Strong understanding of API design, system integration, and event-driven architectures
• Familiarity with secure cloud design (IAM, VPC Service Controls)
• Experience in a consulting or client-facing engineering role

Why Join West Monroe?

• Be part of a builder-first culture that values hands-on engineering
• Work on cutting-edge AI and GCP solutions in production environments
• Collaborate with teams that prioritize delivery, not just design
• Grow your impact across architecture, engineering, and client leadership
• Ability to travel to clients up to 30%

Salary Information

Based on pay transparency guidelines, the salary range for this role can vary based on your proximity to one of our West Monroe offices (see table below). Information on our competitive total rewards package, including our bonus structure and benefits is here. Individual salaries are determined by evaluating a variety of factors including geography, experience, skills, education, and internal equity.

• Seattle or Washington, D.C.: $203,200—$239,100 USD
• Los Angeles: $212,900—$250,500 USD
• New York City or San Francisco: $222,500—$261,900 USD
• A location not listed above: $193,500—$227,700 USD

About West Monroe

Other consultancies talk at you.

At West Monroe, we work with you.

We’re a global business and technology consulting firm passionate about creating measurable value for our clients, delivering real-world solutions.

The combination of business and technology is not new, but how we bring them together is unique. We’re fluent in both. We know that technology alone is not the answer, but how we apply it is. We rely on data to constantly adapt and solve new challenges. Actions that work today with outcomes that generate value for years to come.

At West Monroe, we zero in on the heart of the opportunity, getting to results faster and preparing people for what’s next.

You’ll feel the difference in how we work. We show up personally. We’re right there in the room with you, co-creating through the challenges. With West Monroe, collaboration isn’t a lofty promise, but a daily action. We work together with you to turn vision into clear action with lasting impact.

West Monroe is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We believe in treating each employee and applicant for employment fairly and with dignity. We base our employment decisions on merit, experience, and potential, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local law. To learn more about diversity, equity and inclusion at West Monroe, visit www.westmonroe.com/inclusion. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in our recruiting process, please inquire by sending an email to recruiting@westmonroe.com.

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