Artificial Intelligence Engineer
Optimal Staffing · Warren, MI · 1 mo ago
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About the role
We are seeking a highly skilled Agentic AI Engineer to support advanced R&D initiatives focused on next-generation AI agents and conversational intelligence systems.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop agentic AI systems using GPT-style and other large language model architectures
- Architect and optimize agent memory systems, including short-term, long-term, and retrieval-based memory
- Implement multi-step reasoning, planning, and chain-of-thought pipelines for complex problem solving
- Build scalable context management frameworks to support dynamic, multi-turn conversations
- Develop text-to-structured-data pipelines for automated knowledge extraction and workflow automation
- Collaborate with cross-functional R&D teams to integrate agent-based solutions into innovative products and research initiatives
- Evaluate model performance and continuously improve accuracy, efficiency, and reasoning capabilities
- Document system designs, experiments, and technical findings
Requirements
- 3-5 years of industry experience in AI/ML, LLM development, or agent-based systems
- Strong hands-on experience with large language models (prompt engineering, fine-tuning, evaluation)
- Experience building or working with agent frameworks, memory systems, or planning/reasoning architectures
- Solid understanding of context handling, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and optimization techniques
- Proficiency in Python and modern AI/ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow)
- Experience with tools and ecosystems such as vector databases, APIs, and distributed systems is a plus
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in research-oriented, collaborative environments
- Ph.D. in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related field
- Experience contributing to research publications, open-source projects, or experimental AI platforms