Gen AI Engineer

Synechron; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Global offices & travel opportunities

Paid annual leave and holidays

Comprehensive insurance plan

Retirement savings plans

Training & Udemy access

Coaching with FinLabs & CoE

Job summary

Synechron seeks a Generative AI Engineer in Charlotte, NC to accelerate software development with Claude and Devin AI, and to build production-ready AI applications across enterprise platforms.

Responsibilities include designing prompts, building RAG apps, deploying on cloud, and collaborating to deliver secure AI solutions. The role demands CS/AI degree, hands-on LLM experience, and strong software engineering skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.
• Experience in software engineering, machine learning, data science, or AI engineering.
• Hands-on experience developing applications using Claude or other large language model APIs.
• Practical experience using Devin AI or comparable AI software engineering agents.
• Experience with REST APIs, SDK integrations, databases, and cloud-based applications.
• Strong understanding of large language models and their capabilities and limitations.
• Experience with prompt engineering, context management, RAG, function calling, and AI agents.
• Experience with model evaluation, testing, monitoring, and optimization.
• Experience with Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, pull requests, CI/CD, and Agile development.
• Familiarity with Docker and cloud deployment practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI-powered applications using Claude models, APIs, SDKs, and enterprise AI platforms.
• Build Retrieval-Augmented Generation applications using enterprise documents and data.
• Design and optimize prompts for accuracy, consistency, relevance, and cost efficiency.
• Develop AI agents using function calling, tool use, structured outputs, and agentic workflows.
• Integrate Claude into internal tools, customer-facing products, APIs, and business processes.
• Use Devin AI to accelerate feature development, debugging, testing, refactoring, documentation, and code migration.
• Create clear task specifications, prompts, acceptance criteria, and workflows for Devin AI.
• Review, validate, test, and improve code generated or modified by Devin AI.
• Use Devin AI for codebase analysis, dependency upgrades, bug resolution, pull request preparation, and CI/CD troubleshooting.
• Establish standards for secure, reliable, maintainable, and production-ready AI-generated code.
• Integrate AI coding agents with Git repositories, issue-tracking tools, CI/CD pipelines, and project management platforms.
• Build data pipelines for document ingestion, processing, chunking, indexing, retrieval, and evaluation.
• Deploy AI applications on AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, or similar platforms.
• Implement monitoring for model usage, cost, latency, quality, errors, and security.

Skills

Generative AI

Claude & Devin AI

Prompt engineering

AI agents

REST APIs

Cloud deployment

Git & CI/CD

Education

Bachelors/Masters in CS or related field

Tools

GitHub

GitLab

Bitbucket

CI/CD

Docker

Job description

At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 17000+, and has 58 offices in 22 countries within key global markets.

We are seeking a skilled Generative AI Engineer with hands-on experience using Claude and Devin AI to accelerate software development, automate engineering workflows, and build production-ready AI applications. The ideal candidate will combine strong software engineering fundamentals with practical expertise in large language models, AI-assisted development, prompt engineering, agentic workflows, and enterprise AI integration.

Additional Information*

The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within Charlotte, NC is $100k - $110k/year & benefits (see below).

The Role

Responsibilities:

• Develop AI-powered applications using Claude models, APIs, SDKs, and enterprise AI platforms.
• Build Retrieval-Augmented Generation applications using enterprise documents and data.
• Design and optimize prompts for accuracy, consistency, relevance, and cost efficiency.
• Develop AI agents using function calling, tool use, structured outputs, and agentic workflows.
• Integrate Claude into internal tools, customer-facing products, APIs, and business processes.
• Use Devin AI to accelerate feature development, debugging, testing, refactoring, documentation, and code migration.
• Create clear task specifications, prompts, acceptance criteria, and workflows for Devin AI.
• Review, validate, test, and improve code generated or modified by Devin AI.
• Use Devin AI for codebase analysis, dependency upgrades, bug resolution, pull request preparation, and CI/CD troubleshooting.
• Establish standards for secure, reliable, maintainable, and production-ready AI-generated code.
• Integrate AI coding agents with Git repositories, issue-tracking tools, CI/CD pipelines, and project management platforms.
• Build data pipelines for document ingestion, processing, chunking, indexing, retrieval, and evaluation.
• Deploy AI applications on AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, or similar platforms.
• Implement monitoring for model usage, cost, latency, quality, errors, and security.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.
• Experience in software engineering, machine learning, data science, or AI engineering.
• Hands-on experience developing applications using Claude or other large language model APIs.
• Practical experience using Devin AI or comparable AI software engineering agents.
• Experience with REST APIs, SDK integrations, databases, and cloud-based applications.
• Strong understanding of large language models and their capabilities and limitations.
• Experience with prompt engineering, context management, RAG, function calling, and AI agents.
• Experience with model evaluation, testing, monitoring, and optimization.
• Experience with Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, pull requests, CI/CD, and Agile development.
• Familiarity with Docker and cloud deployment practices.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Preferred, but not required:

• Experience with Anthropic Claude models, Claude API, Amazon Bedrock, or similar enterprise AI platforms.
• Experience building Claude-powered assistants, agents, automation tools, or developer platforms.
• Experience with Devin AI repository integration, task delegation, autonomous development, and workflow automation.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, or Cline.
• Knowledge of LangChain, LlamaIndex, Model Context Protocol, Semantic Kernel, or similar frameworks.

We offer:

• A highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
• A multinational organization with 58 offices in 22 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
• 10 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays).
• Maternity & paternity leave plans.
• A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region).
• Retirement savings plans.
• A higher education certification policy.
• Commuter benefits (varies by region).
• Extensive training opportunities, focused on skills, substantive knowledge, and personal development.
• On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses.
• Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.
• Cutting edge projects at the world’s leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.
• A flat and approachable organization.
• A truly diverse, fun-loving, and global work culture.

SYNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.