Slalom Flex (Project Based)- Distinguished Engineer- Gen AI in Rochester

Distinguished Engineer – Generative AI

About Us

Slalom is a purpose-led, global business and technology consulting company. From strategy to implementation, our approach is fiercely human. In six+ countries and 43+ markets, we deeply understand our customers—and their customers—to deliver practical, end-to-end solutions that drive meaningful impact. Backed by close partnerships with over 400 leading technology providers, our 10,000+ strong team helps people and organizations dream bigger, move faster, and build better tomorrows for all. We’re honoured to be consistently recognised as a great place to work, including being one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For seven years running. Learn more at slalom.com.

Overview

We are seeking a Distinguished Engineer (Director‑level Individual Contributor) to lead the hands‑on architecture and build‑out of a Generative AI–native compliance platform. This role will define how regulatory requirements and controls are translated into traceable, auditable, production‑ready evidence using modern GenAI techniques. This is a deeply technical, builder‑first role. You will define architectural patterns, validate them through working implementations, and establish the engineering standards that enable GenAI systems to operate safely in regulated environments.

What You’ll Do

• Architect and own the end‑to‑end design of a GenAI compliance engine, including RAG pipelines, agent workflows, data flows, policy‑as‑code foundations, and evidence traceability.
• Make critical GenAI design decisions, defining evaluation strategies, guardrails, and controls for regulated use cases.
• Build proofs of concept and reference implementations to validate architectural patterns and scale them to production.
• Write and review production code; set engineering, testing, and operational standards.
• Design approaches for compliance anomaly detection and structured policy generation from unstructured inputs.
• Integrate GenAI solutions with enterprise platforms and standards, partnering closely with internal GenAI, security, and compliance teams.
• Define repeatable patterns—figuring things out where no precedent exists—and prove them through execution.

What You Bring

• Experience as a Distinguished Engineer, Principal Engineer, or Principal Architect in a large, complex enterprise.
• Strong software engineering background with a track record of shipping and operating production systems.
• Deep expertise in AWS architecture.
• Hands‑on experience building production GenAI systems, including: AWS Bedrock, Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG), Agent and tool orchestration, Model evaluation and guardrails, Vector databases (e.g., Pinecone or similar).
• Experience with MLOps and operating GenAI systems in production.
• Ability to operate independently, navigate ambiguity, and move from concept to working software.

Why This Role

• Director‑level impact without people management.
• Ownership of foundational GenAI compliance architecture with enterprise‑wide influence.
• Equal emphasis on architecture, hands‑on engineering, and real delivery.
• Opportunity to define how regulated GenAI systems are built—not just reviewed.

Compensation and Benefits

Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidised health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses.

Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this position, the base salary pay range is $100/hr to $125/hr. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.

EEO and Accommodations

Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process.