GenAI Software/Capabilities Engineer

Overview

Outstanding long-term (multi-year) contract opportunity! A well-known Financial Services Company is looking for a GenAI Engineer in Iselin, NJ (Hybrid).

Base pay range

$82.00/hr - $90.00/hr

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead an Agile development team in the creation and implementation of new and existing technology frameworks, feature enhancements, applications redesigns efforts, componentized applications, micro-services, information security, database, and cloud or web technologies



• Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Lead a team of software engineers, providing technical guidance, code reviews, and mentorship to ensure high-quality code and professional growth.



• Architect and build scalable, robust, and performant applications, including:
  
  
  
  
  
  • Develop complex and highly interactive user interfaces using the React UI framework. Focus on creating a seamless and responsive user experience for self-service portal applications.
  
  
  
  • Design, develop, and maintain secure and scalable APIs to support front-end applications and integrate with various services.
  
  
  
  • Leverage your experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) to integrate AI capabilities directly into applications, including working with LLM APIs, prompt engineering, and understanding the challenges and opportunities of AI-enabled features.
  
  
  
  • Self-Service Portal Development: Lead the end-to-end development of self-service portal-type applications, focusing on user autonomy, intuitive workflows, and streamlined user experience.
  
  
  
  • Agile Development & User-Centered Design: Actively participate in and lead an Agile development environment (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).
  
  
  
  
  

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have proven experience in full-stack software engineering with a strong grasp of modern development frameworks and tools. Demonstrated leadership in both technical execution and team collaboration and deep understanding of agile methodologies and a track record of delivering high-impact solutions in iterative cycles, and a passion for building seamless, intelligent user experiences powered by AI.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of software engineering experience



• 5+ years of software development experience using C# (.NET Core) and Python, with a strong focus on backend systems and service-oriented architecture



• 4+ years of experience in one or a combination of the following Enterprise Pipeline Tools: uDeploy (Urbancode Deploy), GitHub Actions, Harness, Jenkins



• 2+ years of experience integrating large language models (LLMs) into web applications. Proficient in providing contextual grounding to LLMs using techniques such as Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Model Context Protocol (MCP), and similar approaches.



• Skilled in prompt engineering to optimize LLM outputs for diverse use cases, including task-specific prompting, chain-of-thought reasoning, and few-shot examples to enhance model accuracy, relevance, and reliability.



• Experience with Agile Scrum (Daily Standup, Sprint Planning and Sprint Retrospective meetings) and Kanban



• Advanced troubleshooting skills

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Banking