About Ascendion
Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.
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About the Role:
Job Title: GenAI Engineer
Job Description
- We are seeking a GenAI Engineer to design, develop, and maintain next-generation AI-powered conversational systems and virtual assistants.
- The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Rasa, LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Llama, etc.), and Python-based AI development, with a passion for building seamless, human-like interactions.
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain GenAI-powered conversational systems and virtual assistants.
Implement and fine-tune Rasa components (NLU, Core, Actions) for natural and contextual dialogue management.
Integrate large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI, Anthropic, or Llama into conversational flows.
Build, evaluate, and deploy Python-based GenAI services for both voice and chat interfaces.
Develop custom NLU pipelines, prompt-engineering strategies, and voice interaction logic.
Collaborate with voice UX designers to ensure intuitive and natural user experiences.
Optimize system latency, response quality, and model efficiency in production environments.
Stay updated on trends in generative AI, conversational design, and speech technology.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.
Strong proficiency in Python (data structures, APIs, backend development).
Hands-on experience with the Rasa framework (NLU, dialogue management, custom actions).
Proven experience building or integrating GenAI/LLM models (GPT, Claude, Llama, etc.) into conversational systems.
Experience with voice or speech interfaces (Twilio, Lex, Dialogflow, or Web Speech API).
Familiarity with RESTful APIs, microservices, and cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
Location: New York, NY | Jersey City, NJ | Plano, TX | Columbus, OH - Onsite role
Salary Range: The annual [salary/hourly rate] for this position is between [$70,000-100,000 annually]/[$40.00-60.00 per hour). Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [401(k) retirement plan] [long-term disability insurance] [short-term disability insurance] [5 personal days accrued each calendar year. The Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertains to the City/ State] [10-15 days of paid vacation time] [6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year]
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