Genesis10 is currently seeking a Lead Gen AI & Data Engineer for a contract position with a Global Financial Institution located in Charlotte, NC. This is a 12+ month contract opportunity. We are seeking a hands-on Lead GenAI Agentic AI Engineer to design and build intelligent, enterprise-grade AI agents using Google ADK and LangChain/LangGraph. This role combines advanced LLM application development with strong data engineering expertise, enabling agents to seamlessly interact with multiple Systems of Record (SoRs) through robust data pipelines and integrations. The ideal candidate will own the end-to-end lifecycle from designing agent workflows and integrating enterprise data, to deploying scalable, production-ready solutions with strong observability, governance, and performance optimization.
Responsibilities: - Design and develop Agentic AI systems using Google ADK, LangChain, and LangGraph, including multi-agent orchestration, state management, and tool integration leveraging enterprise approved LLMs
- Integrate agents with enterprise Systems of Record (SoRs) by building reliable data pipelines, APIs, and connectors across structured and unstructured sources
- Integrate organization-approved foundation models (like Anthropic, Google Gemini etc.) into Agentic task-based workflows
- Partner with Process Excellence and Ops teams to ideate and implement AI copilots and AI Agents for business functions
- Develop scalable Python-based services for agent workflows, incorporating RAG, tool calling, memory, and structured outputs
- Engineer data ingestion and transformation pipelines (batch/streaming) to enable high-quality, governed data access for AI agents
- Write and optimize complex SQL queries for analytics, feature extraction, and real-time agent decisioning
- Implement observability, evaluation, and guardrails across both data and AI layers, ensuring performance, quality, compliance, and cost efficiency
- Use SQL, Python, and cloud-native tools (Google Cloud Platform, Azure, or AWS) to ensure data quality and lineage
Requirements: - 5+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, education
- 5+ years in Gen AI, AI Data Engineering, and Agentic AI-focused roles
- Advanced Prompt Engineering, Context Engineering skills, Python skills
- Hands-on experience building agentic AI solutions using Google ADK + LangChain/LangGraph, including orchestration and tool usage patterns
- Strong Python development skills for backend services, workflow engines, and AI pipelines
- Solid data engineering expertise: Building ETL/ELT pipelines, integrating data from multiple SoRs (APIs, DBs, files, streams), and working with data quality, schema evolution, and lineage
- Advanced SQL proficiency (complex joins, window functions, query optimization)
- Experience with RAG architectures and integrating LLMs with enterprise data sources (vector stores + relational systems)
- Production-grade engineering practices: testing, CI/CD, logging, monitoring, and error handling
Desired skills: - Experience with modern data stack tools (e.g., dbt, Airflow/Composer, Kafka/PubSub, BigQuery/Snowflake)
- Familiarity with vector databases and hybrid retrieval strategies
- Experience deploying solutions on Google Cloud Platform (preferred) or other cloud platforms with scalable architectures
- Knowledge of data governance, security, and PII handling in AI/data pipelines
- Exposure to LLMOps frameworks (evaluation, prompt/version management, tracing, cost optimization)
- Experience implementing guardrails and safety controls for enterprise AI agents
Pay range: $59.53 - $67.53 per hour
Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position. If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply! Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10: - Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
- The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
- Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
- Behavioral Health Platform
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
- 401K
- Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
- Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)
For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.
Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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