AI Engineer – Agentic Systems & RAG

MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES LLC; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES LLC is looking for an experienced AI Engineer in Charlotte, NC to design and develop intelligent systems that leverage agentic workflows and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). The ideal candidate will have advanced skills in integrating APIs and developing context-aware agents using platforms like Cursor AI.

This position requires strong programming capabilities in Python and familiarity with autonomous agent development. Join a forward-thinking team focused on pushing the boundaries of AI technology.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in agent development and RAG.
• Expertise in integrating APIs and building intelligent systems.
• Strong developer mindset for agentic workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize AI agents.
• Implement RAG pipelines for knowledge integration.
• Develop and manage agentic workflows across APIs.
• Collaborate with product teams to implement AI features.

Skills

Python

Developing autonomous agents

API Development

RAG architectures

Prompt engineering

Tools

Cursor AI

LangChain

FAISS

Pinecone

Weaviate

Job description

Overview

Job Overview

Job ID: J53021

Job Title: AI Engineer – Agentic Systems & RAG

Location: Charlotte, NC

Duration: 20 Months + Extension

Hourly Rate: Depending on Experience (DOE)

Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, L2-EAD, GC-EAD

Client: To Be Discussed Later

Employment Type: W-2, 1099, C2C

Job Description

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

Equal Opportunity Employer

MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES 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. MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES 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 MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES 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