Senior Independent AI Engineer / Architect

A.Team · Posted 2026-04-16 · $120 - $170 /hour

Location: Americas, Europe, or Israel

Join A.Team’s invite-only network of senior builders and access exclusive missions with Fortune 500s and top startups. This isn’t client work or employment—it’s a vetted collective where you’re matched to impactful projects.
At A.Team, you won’t just implement someone else’s plan. You’ll be the technical decision-maker, owning everything from model design to enterprise integration.

• Elite peers: ex-OpenAI, Google, Meta, Amazon.

• Precision matching: Missions in LLMs, CV, NLP, ML infra, fine-tuning.

• Compensation: $120–$170/hr, biweekly payouts, you keep 100%.

• Autonomy: Choose only missions that excite you—no small gigs, no chasing.

• Lead the design, deployment, and scaling of production AI systems.

• Build ambitious software 0→1 in small, senior teams (3–5 people).

• Scope, propose, and execute solutions with real ownership.

• Partner with founders, CTOs, and product leaders to deliver outcomes that matter.

• Senior AI/ML Engineers with production systems live.

• AI Architects who’ve built enterprise AI stacks.

• Tech Leaders balancing architecture with business outcomes.

• Specialists in LLMs, CV, NLP, or infra with proven depth.

Not a fit: under 4 years’ experience, simple website builders, or small gig seekers.

Your peers have scaled apps to millions, built enterprise AI platforms, shipped AI at unicorns, and deployed infra handling billions/day.

Apply once at build.a.team/apply-ai.
Short, rigorous process—we care more about what you’ve built than lengthy forms.

What this role looks like for a working parent

A.Team is hiring a Senior Independent AI Engineer / Architect on a fully remote basis from Americas, Europe, Israel. Below we've reframed the listing through the FlexCareers lens — what this job actually means if your day is bracketed by a school run, a nap window, or a caregiving block.

Why we surfaced this role

• Remote role suitable for a flexible, school-hours schedule with async communication

How a parent might shape the day

Most of the candidates we hear from in this category split their week into two or three deep-work blocks: an early-morning window before the household wakes, a midday block during nap or school hours, and a short evening sweep for asynchronous responses. A role like Senior Independent AI Engineer / Architect typically rewards focused output over hours-at-desk, which is exactly the trade working parents want.

Questions to ask in the interview

• What does a "core hours" overlap look like across time zones?
• Is the team genuinely async, or is async a synonym for "ping me on Slack"?
• How are deadlines and on-call expectations handled around school holidays?
• What does parental leave and return-to-work look like at A.Team?
• Are there meeting-free days or focus blocks already on the team's calendar?

Before you apply

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