AI Engineer – Agentic Systems & RAG

Robotics Prcocess Automation, LLC; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading robotics automation company in Charlotte, North Carolina is seeking a skilled AI Engineer to design and optimize AI agents and implement RAG pipelines. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in programming (Python preferred), experience with autonomous agents, and hands-on experience with platforms like Cursor AI. Candidates will collaborate on developing innovative AI-driven features and must have skills in RESTful API creation and RAG architectures. This role offers a dynamic work environment and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Strong programming skills in Python or equivalent.
• Experience in developing autonomous agents and workflows using frameworks.
• Hands-on with Cursor AI for development and orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize AI agents capable of reasoning and decision-making.
• Implement and fine-tune RAG pipelines for knowledge integration.
• Collaborate with product teams to implement AI-driven features.

Skills

Programming skills in Python or equivalent

Developing autonomous agents

Hands-on with Cursor AI

Building and consuming RESTful APIs

RAG architectures proficiency

Prompt engineering and tool calling

Understanding of LLMs

Tools

Cursor AI

LangChain

AutoGen

FAISS

Pinecone

Weaviate

Job description

AI Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled AI Engineer with hands‑on experience in agent development, Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG), agentic workflows, and platforms such as Cursor AI. The ideal candidate will have a strong developer mindset and expertise in integrating APIs and building intelligent systems that can reason, act, and interact across tools and data sources.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize AI agents capable of reasoning, decision‑making, and tool usage
• Implement and fine‑tune RAG pipelines for contextual knowledge integration
• Develop, integrate, and manage agentic workflows across APIs, vector stores, and third‑party tools
• Leverage Cursor AI and similar platforms to prototype and deploy agent‑based applications
• Collaborate with product teams to implement AI‑driven features with seamless developer experience
• Build scalable APIs for model access, integration, and service orchestration
• Stay updated with the latest in LLMs, agent orchestration frameworks, and AI tooling

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong programming skills in Python or equivalent (Go/Node.js is a plus)
• Experience in developing autonomous agents and agentic workflows using frameworks like LangChain, AutoGen, or similar
• Hands‑on with Cursor AI for development, debugging, and agent orchestration
• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs
• Proficiency in RAG architectures, including vector stores (e.g., FAISS, Pinecone, Weaviate), embedding models, and retrieval tuning
• Experience with prompt engineering, tool calling, and multi‑agent collaboration setups
• Solid understanding of LLMs, their fine‑tuning strategies, and evaluation frameworks

ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION LLC is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of female, minority, disability and veterans, (M/F/D/V). Hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination and all other employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, veteran status or any other protected status. ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION LLC will not make any posting or employment decision that does not comply with applicable laws relating to labor and employment, equal opportunity, employment eligibility requirements or related matters. Nor will ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION LLC require in a posting or otherwise U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency in the U.S. as a condition of employment except as necessary to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or federal, state, or local government contract