Self-Service & AI Implementation Senior Principal Consultant

Genesys Cloud Services, Inc.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 239,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Telehealth coverage

Flexible work schedules and work from

Development and career growth

Open Time Off + 10 holidays

401(k) matching

Adoption Assistance

Fertility treatments

Job summary

Genesys Cloud Services, Inc. is seeking an experienced SS&AI Engineer on the Self Service and AI team to design, develop, test, and deliver advanced digital bot applications and agentic virtual agents across Genesys platforms.

The role offers opportunities to work with in-house Genesys bots, along with Google Dialogflow and Amazon Lex, and to lead client-facing engagements, including workshops and hybrid delivery models. Strong AI, APIs, and architectural skills are essential.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/BA or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering or related field preferred.
• 10+ years of experience with commercial Digital CCaaS applications, routing, bots and development
• 6+ years of experience with digital (and/or voice) bots on platforms like Google Dialogflow and Amazon Lex; webhook/fulfillment experience required.
• Must be able to work US hours and travel as needed.
• Strong understanding of generative and agentic AI tools and customer-facing consulting experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage strategic initiatives and project delivery.
• Design digital bot flows with customers and partners.
• Develop and maintain routing applications for Digital Virtual Agents and Agentic Virtual Agents.
• Create development effort estimates with team leadership and project managers.
• Lead SS&AI team delivery and drive epics for IVR, routing, and bots.
• Present digital bot solutions and transfer knowledge at engagement end.
• Create and execute test scripts for call flows and use Genesys tools for QA support.
• Collaborate across global teams respecting time zones and cultures.

Skills

CCaaS platforms

Bot development

Dialogflow

Amazon Lex

Webhook development

English fluency

Client consulting

Travel willingness

Education

BS/MS/BA in CS or related

Tools

Genesys Cloud

Architect

Dialog Engine

Composer

Designer

Intelligent Automation

Job description

Be the one building AI-powered experiences where they matter most.

At Genesys, we help organizations create better customer experiences through AI-powered experience orchestration. Our platform connects people, systems, data and AI to help organizations deliver more personalized service, improve operational efficiency and build stronger customer relationships.

Help build, support and operate technology used by more than 8,000 organizations in over 100 countries - moving AI from possibility to production in real-world enterprise environments every day.

Summary

The SS&AI (Self Service and Artificial Intelligence) Team is a Professional Services team responsible for the design, development and testing of highly customized Self-service digital and AI driven Bot applications (Virtual Agents), generative AI bots and Agentic Virtual Agents across all Genesys platforms. In this role, candidate will get exciting opportunities to work on latest AI technologies to provide top class CX using in house Genesys bots as well as - Google, Amazon, and others. Services provided by the candidate will include software development and Architecture design, Integration consulting, Agile leadership, customer training, team education and owning end to end delivery.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, the primary responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):

• Responsible for managing project initiatives of strategic importance to the organization.
• Participate in customer workshops and design digital bot flows using our products using design best practices and awareness of product nuances.
• Work Independently, and with Genesys technical teams and business partners, to design, develop and maintain routing applications for Digital Virtual Agents and Digital Agentic Virtual Agents.
• Create accurate development effort estimates in collaboration with the team manager, Professional Services project managers or regional managers.
• Works on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of broadly defined variables. Requires conceptual thinking to understand advanced issues and implications. Exercises independent judgment in methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Accountable for results, which may impact their entire function or geography.
• Work with Product owner, Scrum master to drive user story creation and ownership for SS&AI owned epics for IVR, Routing and bots. Lead the SS&AI team delivery.
• Present and demonstrate proposed digital bot solutions as required. Perform knowledge transfer of the delivered solutions at the conclusion of the engagement as necessary.
• Create and execute test scripts for call flow and other logic and leverage existing Genesys tools (logs, reporting) to provide UAT and QA support.
• Communicate within the global community respecting cultural, language and time zone variations.
• Demonstrate flexibility to adjust working hours to match customer and team interactions.
• Work as a team player to the organization. Providing feedback to the product organization about issues found in API's, product, documentation or architectures.
• Work independently to provide customer technical consulting services to help drive the determination of key deliverables, outcomes, code best practices, and deployments.

Minimum Requirements

• BS/MS/BA or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering or related field preferred.
• 10 + Years of experience with commercial Digital CCaaS applications, Routing, Bots and development experience in appropriate development tools, Advanced Speech Recognition engines. Additional computer languages such as PHP, Java or C# is a plus.
• 6+ Years of experience working with digital (and/or voice) bots on platforms like Google Dialogflow and Amazon Lex. Must include webhook/fulfillment experience and development skills.
• Must be able to work US hours.
• Demonstrated Understanding of and experience with the effective use of generative and agentic AI tools.
• Demonstrated experience in a customer facing role and handled difficult customer situations and being a thought leader for effective client consulting.
• Understanding of the IVR application architecture including web components, telephony, caching, prompt servers, ASR and operational diagnostics.
• Ability to work independently on routine duties or projects with general instructions on new assignments. Ability to take initiative and help define and create new product features.
• Demonstrate solid analytical programming and problem-solving skills. Quick learner on new technologies and product features.
• Excellent verbal, writing skills and the ability to effectively interact with clients (business and technical audiences) in the English language is a must. Having similar capabilities in other languages is a plus.
• Must demonstrate ability to effectively understand and consult with clients and partners (vendors and internal teams) in a high paced environment and flexible schedules. May assist with resolving escalated customer issues that originated with customers or partners.
• Willingness to travel.

Desirable Skills

• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, and supporting agentic AI bots, including autonomous decision‑making, tool integration, workflow orchestration, memory management, prompt engineering, and LLM-based conversational AI.
• Practical experience developing and deploying Genesys solutions with Genesys tools such as Genesys Cloud, Architect, Dialog Engine, Composer, Designer and Intelligent Automation. Experience with Google Dialog flow and Amazon Lex.
• Genesys GCP or AWS certification.
• Bot and intent tuning.

Compensation

$135,600.00 - $238,600.00

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• Telehealth coverage
• Flexible work schedules and work from home opportunities
• Development and career growth opportunities
• Open Time Off in addition to 10 paid holidays
• 401(k) matching program
• Adoption Assistance
• Fertility treatments

Working at Genesys

• AI at enterprise scale - Build, support and operate AI-powered technology used by more than 8,000 organizations worldwide. 150+new AI features were released in the last fiscal year.
• A flexible-first culture - Join a global team of nearly 7,000 employees with flexible ways of working designed to help people do their best work.
• Growth in the AI era - Build future‑ready skills through mentorship, learning programs, leadership development and education support.
• Time to recharge and give back - Benefits include paid volunteer time, August Free Fridays, well‑being resources and regionally tailored programs for employees and their families.
• Recognized globally - Genesys is Great Place to Work certified in 17 countries and 94% of employees are proud to tell others they work at Genesys.

Learn more about our culture, AI innovation and sustainability commitments through our Careers site and Sustainability Report.

What Happens After You Apply

After you apply, here's what you can typically expect:

• Our Talent Acquisition team reviews your application with the hiring team.

• A Talent Acquisition Partner will review your application and, if your background is aligned, schedule a Zoom interview.

• Next, you'll meet the hiring manager and other members of the interview team.

• We aim to keep the process focused and respectful of your time, with no more than five interviews in most cases.

• After interviews are complete, our team will follow up with the final steps.

Every application is reviewed by a person. Response times may vary by role and location, but our team will keep you informed throughout the process.

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About Genesys

Genesys empowers more than 8,000 organizations worldwide to create the best customer and employee experiences. With agentic AI at its core, Genesys Cloud is the AI-Powered Experience Orchestration platform that connects people, systems, data and AI across the enterprise. As a result, organizations can drive customer loyalty, growth and retention while increasing operational efficiency and teamwork across human and AI workforces. To learn more, visit www.genesys.com.

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