Jobs · Engineering · California

AI Agent Engineer

Prodigal · Mountain View, CA · 10 mo ago
On-siteEngineering$150k–$180k/yrFull-time

About the role

We are reshaping the future of consumer finance by pioneering the concept of consumer finance intelligence. Our Intelligence Engine creates the next-generation agentic workforce for consumer finance, empowering companies to achieve unprecedented levels of operational excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Design, test, and refine prompts for voice AI agents handling complex financial conversations
  • Develop systematic prompt engineering methodologies and best practices for voice interactions
  • Bring in new agent architectures to bring in the lowest latencies possible while maintaining high accuracy
  • Create prompt templates and frameworks that scale across different use cases and customer segments
  • Implement A/B testing strategies to measure and improve prompt effectiveness
  • Analyze conversation transcripts and performance metrics to identify improvement opportunities
  • Use our Simulation Platform and existing call corpus of our customers to tune and improve AI Agent performance
  • Develop automated evaluation frameworks for AI agent quality assessment
  • Create feedback loops (semi or fully automated) between production data and prompt refinements
  • Optimize prompts for latency, accuracy, and natural conversation flow
  • Collaborate with ML engineers to improve voice recognition and synthesis quality
  • Design conversation flows that handle edge cases and error recovery gracefully
  • Implement context management strategies for multi-turn conversations
  • Develop domain-specific language models for financial services
  • Travel to customer sites to learn from human agents and gather requirements
  • Conduct on-site prompt optimization based on customer-specific needs to deliver rapid iterations of prototype versions

Requirements

  • B.E/B.Tech/M.Tech in Computer Science, AI/ML, Linguistics, or equivalent
  • Strong Python programming skills and experience with ML frameworks
  • Ability to work with large-scale conversation data
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts clearly
  • Willingness to travel in the US for customer engagements
  • Proficiency in prompt engineering techniques (few-shot learning, chain-of-thought meta-prompting, etc.)
  • Knowledge of SQL and data analysis tools (Pandas, NumPy)
  • Experience with experiment tracking and MLOps tools
  • Understanding of real-time system constraints and latency optimization
  • Familiarity with voice biometrics and authentication
  • Experience with real-time streaming architectures
  • Published research or blog posts on prompt engineering or conversational AI
  • Experience with multilingual voice AI systems

Qualifications

  • GenAI Experience – Work at the cutting edge of voice AI and prompt engineering, shaping the future of conversational AI in consumer finance
  • World-class Team – Learn from and collaborate with experts from BCG, Deloitte, Meta, Amazon, and top institutes like IIT and IIM
  • Continuous Education – Full sponsorship for courses, certifications, conferences, and learning materials related to AI and prompt engineering
  • Travel Opportunities – Gain exposure to diverse customer environments and real-world AI implementations
  • Health Insurance – Comprehensive coverage for you and your family
  • Flexible Schedule – Work when you're most productive, with core collaboration hours
  • Generous Leave Policy – Unlimited PTO to ensure you stay refreshed and creative
  • Food at Office – All meals provided when working from office
  • Recreation & Team Activities – Regular team bonding through sports, games, and social events

Skills

  • AI/ML: GPT, Claude, Gemini, Custom LLMs
  • Languages: Python
  • Infrastructure: AWS (Lambda, SageMaker, EKS), LiveKit for Real-time streaming
  • Data: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Databricks, Redis
  • Tools: MLflow, Custom prompt management platforms

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance
  • Flexible schedule
  • Unlimited PTO
  • All meals provided when working from office
  • Regular team bonding through sports, games, and social events

Pay

Pay Range
$150,000—$180,000 USD

Schedule

Full-time

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