Autonomous AI Agent & Automation Engineer (Hybrid)

Cherry Bekaert LLP; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Medical, dental, and vision care

Disability and life insurance

Paid Time Off

Retirement plans

Paid Care Leave

Job summary

Cherry Bekaert LLP is seeking an AI Agent & Automation Developer to design, implement, and deploy autonomous AI agents across business environments. You will work with LLMs, planning algorithms, and decision-making frameworks to enable autonomous operation, interactivity, and task completion.

The role emphasizes collaboration with researchers, engineers, and product teams, integrating agents into various workflows and tools, and advancing enterprise-grade Copilots within Microsoft platforms and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, AI, ML or related field.
• 2+ years in agent-based systems or intelligent automation.
• Strong programming skills in Python and experience with AI/ML libraries.
• Understanding of multi-agent systems or reinforcement learning.
• Experience building apps with LLMs or generative AI models.
• Familiarity with API development, backend services, and deployment pipelines.
• Ability to work independently in fast-paced environments and communicate clearly.

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.
• Monitor performance, conduct evaluations, and implement safety and guardrail mechanisms.
• Maintain documentation of agent logic, design decisions, and dependencies.
• Stay updated with AI advancements and integrate tools like Copilot Studio, Azure AI, and Semantic Kernel SDK.
• Build and deploy enterprise-grade Copilots across Microsoft 365, Dynamics, and custom apps.

Skills

Python

LangChain

OpenAI API

Hugging Face

PyTorch

API development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, AI, ML

Tools

Copilot Studio

Azure AI

Semantic Kernel SDK

Job description

Cherry Bekaert LLP is seeking an AI Agent & Automation Developer to design, implement, and deploy autonomous AI agents across business environments. You will work with LLMs, planning algorithms, and decision-making frameworks to enable autonomous operation, interactivity, and task completion.

The role emphasizes collaboration with researchers, engineers, and product teams, integrating agents into various workflows and tools, and advancing enterprise-grade Copilots within Microsoft platforms and