Lead Senior Applied AI Engineer_101229

Company:IT Services Organization

Key Skills: LLM, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI/ML

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of complex multi-step reasoning chains and agentic RAG pipelines using LangGraph and structured output patterns.
• Architect and enforce safeguard mechanisms including prompt injection defense, hallucination mitigation, and context-window management across AI agents.
• Integrate AI components with Model Context Protocol (MCP) to enable agents to access a shared, grounded knowledge base with reliable and auditable outputs.
• Collaborate with Germany-based AETHER teams to embed AI services into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring seamless deployment, observability, and compliance with EU AI Act and DORA requirements.
• Continuously evaluate and optimize prompt strategies, retrieval mechanisms, and model configurations to improve accuracy, latency, and reliability at enterprise scale.

Skills Required

• 5+ years of hands-on experience building production AI/ML systems.
• LLM and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) development for production AI applications.
• LangGraph-based agentic RAG pipeline design and structured output patterns.
• Python expertise for building and operating production AI/ML systems.
• CI/CD integration with containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.

Good to Have

• AI/ML experience in regulated environments and familiarity with EU AI Act and DORA requirements.
• Experience with GCP, DevSecOps practices, and GitHub Actions for enterprise delivery workflows.

Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, AI, or a related field.