Principal AI Developer

Svitla Systems Inc. is looking for a Principal AI Developer for a full-time position (40 hours per week) in the USA.

Our client is building a Cloud Services & Enablement team responsible for developing and maintaining secure, scalable MLOps infrastructure and workflows across public cloud environments. The team supports the full lifecycle of AI/ML models used in enterprise SaaS applications.

We are looking for a Principal AI Developer who will be responsible for designing, deploying, and operating production-grade MLOps solutions, ensuring reliability, scalability, and compliance of AI systems in the cloud. The role involves close collaboration with engineering and data teams to enable efficient model training, deployment, and monitoring.

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• 5+ years in DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Engineering, with at least 2+ years focused on MLOps or ML infrastructure.
• Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), especially for ML workloads.
• Hands-on experience with ML lifecycle tools like MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker, Vertex AI, or Azure ML.
• Familiarity with container orchestration (EKS/GKE/AKS) and model serving frameworks (e.g., VLLM, TorchServe).
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools (GitLab CI/CD, Flux, Argo Workflows) and infrastructure automation (Terraform, Helm, Ansible).
• Strong scripting and programming skills in Python, Bash, and YAML.
• Understanding of agentic frameworks (e.g., Google’s Agent Development Kit) and ability to deploy custom operations-centric agents.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch).
• Knowledge of data and model versioning, experiment tracking, and compliance in ML environments.
• Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills.
• A passion for learning and staying ahead of MLOps trends and technologies.

• Design and implement scalable, secure MLOps pipelines using modern CI/CD tools and cloud-native services.
• Automate deployment, monitoring, and governance of machine learning models in production.
• Collaborate with Data Scientists, ML Engineers, and DevOps teams to streamline model training, validation, and deployment.
• Manage and optimize ML infrastructure, including GPU/TPU provisioning, distributed training, and model serving platforms.
• Ensure reproducibility, traceability, and compliance through robust versioning and audit practices.
• Troubleshoot complex ML pipeline and infrastructure issues with a focus on reliability, performance, and cost-efficiency.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code (IaC) for ML environments using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Lead improvements in observability, monitoring, and alerting for ML systems.
• Contribute to internal MLOps standards, best practices, and documentation.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to team members and cross-functional partners.

• US and EU projects based on advanced technologies.
• Competitive compensation based on skills and experience.
• Flexibility in workspace, either remote or our welcoming office.
• Bonuses for article writing, public talks, and other activities.
• Free tech webinars and meetups organized by Svitla.
• Regular corporate online activities.
• Awesome team, friendly and supportive community!

Svitla Systems is a global digital solutions company headquartered in the U.S. and operating across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and APAC. Since 2003, we have served a wide range of clients — from innovative start-ups to Fortune 500 companies.

Our success is built on partnership. By integrating seamlessly with clients’ teams, we create lasting collaborations that drive real results.

We are strong advocates of workplace flexibility, remote culture, individual approach to professional and personal growth.

Svitla is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for cooperation without regard to age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, race, color, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Our global mission is to build a business that contributes to wellbeing of our partners, personnel, and their families, improves our communities, and makes a lasting difference in the world.

Together, we are coding a brighter tomorrow — and living it.

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