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Sr GenAI Engineer

RIIM
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 6/26/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/25/2026

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior GenAI Engineer to design, develop, and deploy enterprise-grade Generative AI solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Agentic AI frameworks, prompt engineering, vector databases, and cloud-based AI platforms. The role involves building scalable AI applications, mentoring team members, and collaborating with stakeholders to deliver innovative AI-powered solutions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and develop GenAI applications using LLMs and multimodal AI models.
  • Build and optimize RAG pipelines using vector databases and semantic search.
  • Develop Agentic AI systems using frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, and LlamaIndex.
  • Implement prompt engineering strategies and fine-tune foundation models for business use cases.
  • Integrate AI solutions with enterprise systems, APIs, and cloud services.
  • Develop scalable AI services and deploy them using MLOps and CI/CD practices.
  • Configure AI guardrails, content moderation, and PII protection mechanisms.
  • Monitor model performance, evaluation metrics, hallucination rates, and system observability.
  • Collaborate with product managers, architects, and business stakeholders to define AI solutions.
  • Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across AI initiatives.
  • Stay updated with emerging trends in Generative AI, LLMOps, and Agentic AI technologies.

Required Skills

Technical Skills

  • Strong proficiency in Python.
  • Experience with LLMs such as GPT, Claude, Llama, Mistral, and Gemini.
  • Expertise in RAG, embeddings, vector search, and knowledge retrieval systems.
  • Hands-on experience with LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, or similar frameworks.
  • Experience with vector databases such as Pinecone, Weaviate, Milvus, Chroma, or Redis.
  • Strong understanding of NLP, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Transformer architectures.
  • Knowledge of cloud platforms: Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform.
  • Experience with MLOps, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, and model deployment.
  • Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases.
  • Knowledge of AI safety, guardrails, governance, and responsible AI practices.

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