Senior GenAI Engineer

Merci Technologies - Talent; Jacksonville (FL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Merci Technologies seeks an experienced Senior Generative AI Engineer to design, develop, and deploy enterprise-grade AI solutions leveraging LLMs, RAG, and modern AI platforms. You will build production-ready AI applications with OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, LangChain, and vector databases.

The role requires hands-on engineering and collaboration with stakeholders, data teams, and solution architects to deliver scalable AI workloads while ensuring security and responsible AI practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.
• Master's degree preferred.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• 2+ years of hands-on Generative AI development.
• Experience deploying AI solutions in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop Generative AI solutions for enterprise clients.
• Build and optimize RAG pipelines using vector databases and semantic search.
• Develop AI-powered chatbots, copilots, and knowledge management solutions.
• Integrate LLMs with enterprise applications, APIs, and data sources.
• Engineer prompt frameworks for accuracy, reliability, and performance.
• Implement evaluation and monitoring mechanisms for AI applications.
• Create scalable APIs and microservices supporting AI workloads.
• Collaborate with data engineers and cloud architects to deploy AI solutions.
• Ensure security, compliance, and responsible AI practices.
• Document technical designs, architecture decisions, and development standards.

Skills

Python

FastAPI/Flask

LangChain

OpenAI API

Azure OpenAI

Prompt Engineering

Vector Databases

REST APIs

Git

Docker

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Data Science

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Kubernetes

Hugging Face

Semantic Kernel

Azure AI Foundry

AWS Bedrock

Databricks

CI/CD Pipelines

Job description

Position Overview

Merci Technologies is seeking an experienced Senior Generative AI Engineer to design, develop, and deploy enterprise-grade AI solutions leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), agentic workflows, and modern AI platforms.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience building production-ready AI applications using OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, LangChain, vector databases, and cloud-native technologies. This role requires hands-on engineering expertise as well as the ability to collaborate with business stakeholders, data teams, and solution architects.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop Generative AI solutions for enterprise clients.
• Build and optimize RAG pipelines using vector databases and semantic search.
• Develop AI-powered chatbots, copilots, and knowledge management solutions.
• Integrate LLMs with enterprise applications, APIs, and data sources.
• Engineer prompt frameworks for accuracy, reliability, and performance.
• Implement evaluation and monitoring mechanisms for AI applications.
• Create scalable APIs and microservices supporting AI workloads.
• Collaborate with data engineers and cloud architects to deploy AI solutions.
• Ensure security, compliance, and responsible AI practices.
• Document technical designs, architecture decisions, and development standards.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.
• Master's degree preferred.

Experience

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• 2+ years of hands-on Generative AI development.
• Experience deploying AI solutions in production environments.
• Strong understanding of machine learning concepts and LLM architectures.

Technical Skills

Must Have

• Python
• FastAPI or Flask
• LangChain or LangGraph
• OpenAI API
• Azure OpenAI
• Prompt Engineering
• Vector Databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Chroma, Qdrant, or Milvus)
• REST APIs
• Git
• Docker

Preferred

• Anthropic Claude
• Google Gemini
• Hugging Face
• Semantic Kernel
• Kubernetes
• Azure AI Foundry
• AWS Bedrock
• MLOps
• CI/CD Pipelines

Preferred Certifications

• Microsoft Azure AI Engineer Associate
• Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• AWS Machine Learning Specialty
• Databricks Generative AI Certification

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a remote, distributed team environment.
• Self-starter with strong ownership mentality.

Success Measures

Within the first 90 days, the successful candidate will:

• Deliver at least one production-ready AI solution.
• Build scalable RAG-based applications.
• Improve LLM response quality through advanced prompting techniques.
• Contribute to reusable AI frameworks and accelerators.
• Support client-facing AI initiatives and proofs of concept.