AI Solution Architect

Summary

Join AvantStay, a rapidly growing venture-funded company in the short-term rental industry, as an AI Solution Architect. Lead the integration of Artificial Intelligence into our technology stack. Research, prototype, and implement AI tools and practices. Design, develop, test, and deploy production-ready AI features. Collaborate with engineering, product, and operations teams. Define internal standards and documentation for AI development. Lead workshops, mentor engineers, and foster a culture of AI fluency. Influence architectural decisions for robust and cost-effective AI infrastructure.

Requirements

• Proven experience of shipping AI-powered features that delivered real business value
• Hands-on experience building with today’s top AI tools: LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic), orchestration frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex), vector search (FAISS, Pinecone), and agentic systems
• Strong programming skills in at least one programming language suitable for AI development (e.g. Python)
• Experience designing and deploying end-to-end machine learning or AI-powered systems
• Comfort with ambiguity, prototyping, and experimenting with fast-evolving tools
• Passion for teaching, writing clear documentation, and enabling others to learn
• Strong systems thinking and an ability to translate business problems into AI solutions
• A hacker’s mindset - creative, pragmatic, and execution-oriented

Responsibilities

• Explore & Evaluate: Research, prototype, and implement state-of-the-art AI technologies including LLMs, vector databases, agent frameworks, and open-source models
• Build & Ship: Design, develop, test, and deploy production-ready AI features that deliver tangible business value
• Collaborate Across Teams: Partner with engineering, product, and operations to identify high-leverage AI use cases
• Establish Best Practices: Define internal standards, frameworks, and documentation for scalable and responsible AI development
• Up-skill the Team: Lead workshops, mentor engineers, and foster a culture of AI fluency across the org
• Architect Solutions: Influence architectural decisions for robust and cost-effective AI infrastructure
• Optimize Resources: Develop strategies for cost-performance tradeoffs in deploying AI models at scale

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working in or building your own startup is a strong plus

Benefits

• $60,000 – $100,000 USD annually, depending on experience and location
• Generous paid time off including company holidays
• 100% remote - Work from anywhere in the world