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Applied AI Engineer - Agentic Systems - Senior Associate
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Overview
In this role you will design, build, and deploy autonomous and assistive AI agents to streamline complex workflows within a leading financial services firm. You’ll shape multi-agent systems that collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver scalable, reliable AI solutions with measurable business impact. You join a team focused on innovation, learning, and responsible AI as you scale agentic capabilities. This is your opportunity to influence how AI-driven operations transform finance workflows at scale.
Pay / Benefits
competitive salary and benefits package
opportunities for professional growth
collaborative, innovative environment
responsible AI focus
impactful projects in finance
global team and inclusion programs
Responsibilities
Architect, develop, and productionize autonomous and assistive AI agents to enhance operations
Design multi-agent systems with role definition, tool integration, planning, memory, and workflow orchestration
Implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines and semantic search with vector databases
Build and integrate agent tools and APIs to connect agents with external services and internal systems, with robust output parsing and error handling
Practice advanced prompt engineering and implement output validation and guardrails to reduce hallucinations
Design microservices-based architectures and orchestrate multi-step workflows; instrument agents for tracing, metrics, and feedback loops
Partner with stakeholders to define requirements, design human-AI interfaces, and deliver measurable business impact
Analyze data to inform agent capabilities, optimize retrieval, and drive data-driven decision-making; conduct A/B tests and performance evaluations
Mentor and guide team members on agent frameworks, LLM usage, safety, and best practices
Key requirements
Advanced degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, or related field
Experience building and deploying agentic AI applications in production environments
Expertise with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, and scikit-learn
Proficiency in Python; experience writing comprehensive tests and building evaluation harnesses for agents and prompts
Hands-on experience with agent frameworks such as LangChain, CrewAI, AutoGen, LangGraph
Knowledge of generative models including transformers, GANs, VAEs, and diffusion models
Understanding of data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model/agent evaluation techniques
Familiarity with cloud platforms and containerization technologies
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively
Effective communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences
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