AI Agent & Automation Developer

About the role

Ranked among the largest accounting and consulting firms in the country and consistently recognized as a Great Place to Work, Cherry Bekaert delivers innovative advisory, assurance and tax services to our clients. We are proud to foster a collaborative environment focused on enabling your career growth and continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement AI agents using LLMs, planning algorithms, and decision-making frameworks.
• Develop agent architectures that support autonomy, interactivity, and task completion.
• Integrate agents into applications, APIs, or workflows (e.g., chatbots, automation tools).
• Collaborate with researchers, engineers, and product teams to iterate on agent capabilities.
• Optimize agent behavior through feedback loops, reinforcement learning, or user interaction.
• Engineer and manage context for agents to ensure they access the right information at the right time.
• Maintain thorough documentation of agent logic, design decisions, and dependencies.
• Stay up to date with industry developments and advancements in AI, machine learning, and agent-based technologies.
• Build and deploy enterprise-grade Copilots using Microsoft’s orchestration tools, enabling seamless interaction across Microsoft 365, Dynamics, and custom business applications.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, or a related field.
• Proven experience in agent-based systems, or intelligent automation, with a minimum of 2 years in a similar role.
• Strong programming skills in Python (or similar) and experience with AI/ML libraries (e.g., LangChain, OpenAI API, Hugging Face, PyTorch).
• Understanding of agent-based modeling, multi-agent systems, or reinforcement learning.
• Experience building applications with LLMs or generative AI models.
• Familiarity with API development, backend services, and deployment pipelines.
• Ability to work independently in experimental and fast-paced environments.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with business and technical stakeholders.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to solve complex problems and make data-driven decisions.
• Demonstrated understanding of data quality, integrity, and systems integration.

Qualifications

• None specified

Skills

• Hands-on experience building autonomous AI agents using large language models (LLMs), agent frameworks, and modern AI infrastructure.
• Experience with Microsoft-specific platforms such as Copilot Studio, Azure AI, and Semantic Kernel SDK.
• Ability to work independently in experimental and fast-paced environments.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• An analytical mindset with the ability to solve complex problems and make data-driven decisions.
• Familiarity with data quality, integrity, and systems integration.

Benefits

Cherry Bekaert offers a comprehensive, high-quality benefits program which includes annual bonus, medical, dental, and vision care; disability and life insurance; generous Paid Time Off; retirement plans; Paid Care Leave; and other programs that are dedicated to enhancing your personal and work life and providing you and your family with a measure of financial protection.

Pay

The salary range for this position is 54,245-134,000.

Schedule

This role is expected to accept applications for at least five calendar days and may continue to be posted until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

Application Instructions

Candidates must demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States.

About Cherry Bekaert

Cherry Bekaert, ranked among the largest assurance, tax and advisory firms in the U.S., serves clients across industries in all 50 U.S. states and internationally. For more details, visit https://www.cbh.com/disclosure/.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cherry Bekaert is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Visit https://careers.cbh.com/legal-disclosures/ for further information regarding the firm's compliance with federal, state and local recruitment and hiring laws.