Applied AI Engineer

Position: Applied AI Engineer
Location: New York, NY – 1633 Broadway (Locals only from NY&NJ) 
Work Model: Hybrid – 3 days onsite/week
Duration: 12+ Months
Candidate Requirement: Local NYC candidates only
Experience: 7+ Years
Interview: Zoom + 90-minute onsite interview

Key Requirements

• Strong hands-on Python development.
• Strong Generative AI and Agentic AI experience.
• Production experience with OpenAI, Claude SDK, or comparable LLM APIs.
• Strong understanding of prompt engineering, grounding, context management, prompt testing, and output validation.
• Strong hands-on RAG experience.
• Experience with vector databases and/or PostgreSQL.
• Experience building complex AI applications integrating APIs, databases, cloud services, and enterprise data.
• Experience with AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Amp, Codex, or similar.
• Strong understanding of embeddings and retrieval architectures.
• Experience building and operating production-grade GenAI systems at scale.
• AI/LLM evaluation experience is highly desirable.
• Financial Services / Fixed Income experience is a strong plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Important

Please do not submit profiles based only on GenAI/RAG keywords. Candidates must have genuine hands-on production experience and should be able to explain their architecture, RAG implementation, scale, evaluation approach, challenges, and individual contribution during the interview.