Senior Agentic AI Engineer

Senior Agentic AI Engineer

ALTA IT Services has a 6-month+ contract opening for a highly skilled Senior Agentic AI Engineer to drive the development of cutting-edge autonomous AI systems for a leading automotive customer in Auburn Hills, MI. This role focuses on building sophisticated AI agents that can reason, plan, and execute complex tasks with minimal human intervention. This is a hybrid role, onsite 3 days a week in Auburn Hills, MI.

Position Summary:

• As a Senior Agentic AI Engineer, you will design and implement intelligent agent systems using state-of-the-art frameworks and technologies.
• You'll work at the intersection of large language models, knowledge graphs, and distributed systems to create AI solutions that can autonomously handle complex workflows and decision-making processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Agent Development & Architecture:
• Design and implement multi-agent systems using LangGraph for complex workflow orchestration
• Build autonomous AI agents capable of planning, reasoning, and task execution
• Develop agent communication protocols and coordination mechanisms
• Create robust error handling and recovery systems for agent workflows
• AI Infrastructure & Integration:
• Implement and optimize LangChain pipelines for agent reasoning and tool usage
• Design and maintain vector database solutions for knowledge retrieval and semantic search
• Build scalable data ingestion pipelines for structured and unstructured data
• Integrate Google Cloud AI services, including Vertex AI, Gemini, and PaLM models
• Backend Development & APIs:
• Develop high-performance APIs using FastAPI for agent interaction and monitoring
• Implement real-time streaming capabilities for agent responses and status updates
• Build monitoring and observability systems for agent performance tracking
• Create robust authentication and authorization systems for agent access
• Data & Knowledge Management:
• Design and implement RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) systems
• Optimize vector embeddings and similarity search algorithms
• Build knowledge graph integration for enhanced agent reasoning
• Implement efficient caching and data persistence strategies

Required Technical Skills:

• Core AI/ML Frameworks:
• Expert-level proficiency with LangGraph for agent workflow orchestration
• Deep experience with LangChain for LLM application development
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud AI services (Vertex AI, Gemini, PaLM)
• Strong understanding of prompt engineering and LLM optimization techniques
• Data & Storage:
• Proficiency with vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Chroma, or similar)
• Experience with traditional databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
• Knowledge of data ingestion frameworks and ETL pipelines
• Understanding of embedding models and semantic search optimization
• Python Development:
• Advanced Python programming skills with 10+ years of experience
• Expert-level FastAPI development for building scalable APIs
• Proficiency with async/await patterns and concurrent programming
• Experience with Python ML libraries (NumPy, Pandas, scikit-learn)
• Knowledge of testing frameworks (pytest, unittest) and CI/CD practices
• Cloud & Infrastructure:
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Proficiency with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Experience with cloud storage solutions and data pipelines
• Understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems

Hourly Rate: $60/hr. Range. Benefits available. C2C is OK

Please contact Melissa McNally via mmcnally@altaits.com for consideration.