Full Time

Lead Generative AI Engineer

GlobalPoint
Full-time
Mid-Senior level
IT Services and IT Consulting
New York, NY
???* / year

Job Description

Location: New York City, NY (100% Onsite)

Position Type: Long-term Contract

Interview Process: In-Person Interview Required

About The Role

We are seeking a Lead Generative AI Engineer to drive the architecture, design, and deployment of enterprise-grade GenAI platforms and Agentic AI solutions. In this role, you will lead hands-on implementation, establish enterprise AI governance and MLOps practices, and build scalable multi-agent systems and advanced RAG pipelines.

Key Responsibilities

  • Architecture & Strategy: Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of scalable enterprise GenAI platforms, multi-agent systems, and business process automation solutions.
  • Agentic Workflows: Design and implement agentic AI and multi-agent workflows utilizing frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel, or LlamaIndex.
  • RAG & Search Solutions: Build and optimize end-to-end Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, vector search strategies, hybrid search implementations, and document ingestion systems.
  • Backend & API Engineering: Develop scalable RESTful APIs and microservices using Python, FastAPI, or Flask.
  • Optimization & Performance: Optimize prompt engineering, context management, model latency, cost, and reliability across frontier and open-source models.
  • Observability & Governance: Implement enterprise AI guardrails, responsible AI frameworks, safety controls, monitoring, and observability.
  • DevOps & MLOps: Drive cloud deployment, CI/CD automation, model serving, and infrastructure management across AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Leadership & Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional business stakeholders to translate requirements into AI solutions while mentoring engineering teams on AI best practices.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Education: Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Generative AI & LLMs: Deep hands-on expertise with major LLMs (OpenAI GPT, Claude, Gemini, Llama, Mistral) including fine-tuning, function calling, tool usage, memory management, and agent orchestration.
  • Frameworks & Search: Proven experience with agentic frameworks and vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, ChromaDB, FAISS, Milvus, Elasticsearch, or OpenSearch).
  • Python Development: Strong expertise in Python and microservice architectures (FastAPI, Flask) along with SQL/NoSQL data store integrations.
  • Cloud & DevOps: Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab CI), and major cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
  • Soft Skills: Exceptional problem-solving abilities, communication skills, and leadership capabilities for client and stakeholder engagements.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience building AI Copilots, conversational interfaces, and intelligent document processing workflows.
  • Familiarity with the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
  • Knowledge of workflow orchestration systems such as Apache Airflow, n8n, Temporal, or Camunda.
  • Hands-on experience with frontend technologies like Angular, TypeScript, or React.
  • Deep understanding of AI security, model evaluation frameworks, and responsible AI governance.

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