Senior AI Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Genesis10 is currently seeking a Senior AI Engineer for a contract position with a Global Financial Institution located in Pennington, NJ. This is a 12+ month contract opportunity.

This role is for an Advanced Python Engineer with specialized expertise in Generative AI orchestration, multi-agent workflows, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems. The successful candidate will design, build, and scale production-grade LLM applications, leveraging modern agentic frameworks to power intelligent enterprise solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Architect & Scale RAG Pipelines: Design, implement, and optimize advanced Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures, including custom chunking, hybrid search, embedding optimization, and reranking mechanisms
• Build Agentic Workflows: Develop complex, stateful multi-agent systems and autonomous workflows using frameworks such as LangGraph and Deepagents
• Orchestrate & Monitor: Utilize LangChain for robust LLM integration and LangSmith for tracing, evaluation, debugging, and performance monitoring of production LLM pipelines
• Advanced Python Engineering: Write clean, modular, highly efficient, and maintainable Python code adhering to modern standards (asynchronous programming, strict typing, and robust error handling)
• System Integration: Connect LLM agents and workflows with external data sources, enterprise APIs, vector databases, and developer tooling (including Model Context Protocol integrations where applicable)
• Performance & Cost Optimization: Optimize token usage, latency, and operational costs across LLM-driven applications without compromising response quality or accuracy

Requirements:

• Core Programming: Advanced, production-level proficiency in Python (asyncio, design patterns, profiling, and testing)
• Orchestration & Agent Frameworks: Demonstrated hands-on production experience with one or more of the following:
  • LangChain
  • LangGraph
  • LangSmith
  • Deepagents
• RAG & Vector Search: Deep working knowledge of RAG pipelines, prompt engineering strategies, and integration with vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Weaviate, Milvus, Qdrant, or pgvector)
• LLM Ecosystem: Familiarity with major LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, open-source models via Hugging Face/Ollama) and function-calling / tool-use architectures
• Software Engineering Best Practices: Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), and cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

Pay range: $55.06 - $63.06 per hour

Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.

If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!

Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.

For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:

• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
• The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)

For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.

Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.