Senior Software Engineer - Generative AI Innovation

Genesis10 is currently seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Generative AI Innovation for a hybrid position with a Major Financial Institution located in Overland Park, KS. This is a 4+ month contract opportunity.

This role serves as a hands-on technical leader responsible for identifying, evaluating, prototyping, and delivering Generative AI solutions that create business value for the Institutional Banking organization. The successful candidate will work closely with business stakeholders and technology partners to transform ideas into working proofs of concept, combining software engineering, applied AI research, and emerging technology evaluation to accelerate the adoption of AI-driven capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy proof-of-concept and production-ready Generative AI solutions using modern software engineering practices and cloud-native technologies
• Evaluate, prototype, and validate emerging Generative AI capabilities, platforms, tools, and vendors
• Develop AI-enabled applications and workflows using technologies such as large language models (LLMs), Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), and agentic AI frameworks
• Transform business ideas and opportunities into working software solutions by rapidly building prototypes and conducting technical experiments
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify high-value opportunities where AI can improve productivity, decision-making, and client service
• Provide technical input and supporting documentation for governance, risk, compliance, and technology approval processes
• Research industry trends and emerging developments in Generative AI and communicate findings to leadership
• Design and implement integrations between AI platforms, enterprise systems, and cloud services
• Establish and promote engineering standards, reusable patterns, and best practices for AI solution development
• Independently develop clean, maintainable, secure, and testable code
• Create technical documentation, reference architectures, and implementation guidance
• Present prototypes, findings, and recommendations to business stakeholders and senior managers

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience developing web-based or distributed applications
• Demonstrated experience building software solutions using modern programming languages, frameworks, APIs, and cloud services
• Demonstrated hands-on experience working with Generative AI technologies, large language models, or AI-enabled applications
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to independently navigate ambiguity and rapidly learn new technologies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Proven ability to take ownership of complex problems and drive solutions from concept through implementation

Desired skills

• Experience with cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and/or Microsoft Azure
• Experience implementing or evaluating RAG, agentic AI workflows, document intelligence solutions, or workflow automation platforms
• Experience operating within regulated industries and partnering with governance, risk, compliance, security, or legal functions
• Experience evaluating vendor technologies and making technical recommendations
• Experience supporting proof-of-concept development, experimentation, and innovation initiatives

Pay range

$60.00per hour

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

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.