Senior Gen AI Engineer

Trident Consulting is seeking a "Senior Gen AI Engineer" for one of our client in Woodland Hills, CA (Hybrid). A global leader in business and technology services.

Role: Senior Gen AI Engineer

Location: Woodland Hills, CA (Hybrid)

Type: Contract (W2 Only)

Rate: $55-60/hr on W2

What are the top 3 skills required for this role:

1. Strong programming experience in Python, Javascript.

2. Strong experience with LangGraph, LangChain, RAG architectures, embeddings, and vector databases.

3. Strong experience with AI systems with APIs, backend services, and cloud platforms.

Role Overview:

• We are seeking a senior AI engineer to design and build production-grade LLM-powered applications and agentic systems.

This role owns the end-to-end development of intelligent solutions—from architecture to deployment—leveraging Python, modern LLM frameworks,

and scalable system design.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and deliver end-to-end LLM-powered applications and agentic workflows using Python

• Design and implement RAG pipelines over enterprise data using embeddings and vector databases

• Build multi-step, tool-using agents (planning, execution, memory) using frameworks such as LangChain or LangGraph

• Integrate AI systems with APIs, backend services, and cloud platforms

• Establish evaluation, reliability, and performance strategies (accuracy, latency, cost)

Key Qualifications:

• Strong Python expertise with experience building and deploying production-grade backend systems

• Hands-on experience developing applications using LLMs, including prompt engineering and orchestration

• Proven experience with RAG architectures, embeddings, and vector databases

• Experience with agentic frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen)

• Strong system design skills with experience building and scaling cloud-based applications

About Trident:

Trident Consulting is a premier IT staffing firm providing high-impact workforce solutions to Fortune 500 and mid-market clients. Since 2005, we’ve specialized in sourcing elite technology and engineering talent for contract, direct hire, and managed services roles. Our expertise spans cloud, AI/ML, cybersecurity, and data analytics , supported by a 3M+ candidate database and a 78% fill ratio . With a highly engaged leadership team and a reputation for delivering hard-to-fill, niche talent , we help organizations build agile, high-performing teams that drive innovation and business success.

Some of our recent awards include: Trailblazer Women Award 2025 by Consulate General of India in San Francisco Ranked as the #1 Women Owned Business Enterprise in the large category by ITServe. Received the TechServe Excellence award. Consistently ranked in the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America Recognized in the SF Business Times as one of the Largest Bay Area BIPOC/Minority-Owned Businesses in 2022.

Learn more: tridentconsultinginc.com