Senior Python AI Engineer: Agentic AI & RAG at Scale

Tech Genius inc; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

American Airlines is seeking a Senior Python Generative AI Engineer for its Agentic AI and RAG initiatives in the DFW, TX area. You will design, develop, and scale large AI-enabled systems in production environments, mentoring peers and shaping architectural decisions.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding, systems thinking, and collaboration with security teams to embed best practices early in development lifecycles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
• 7+ years of experience designing, developing, and implementing large-scale solutions in production environments

Responsibilities

• Writes, tests, and documents technical work products (e.g., code, scripts, processes) according to organizational standards and practices
• Solves technical problems and builds components/libraries with far-ranging impact
• Delivers high-quality work and coaches more junior engineers on technical craftsmanship
• Conducts root cause analysis to identify systemic problems and defines and leads execution of action items to address
• Designs thoughtfully integrated systems that model organizational best practices, allowing disparate teams across product domains to deliver value with speed, scale, and reliability
• Oversees the management of technical debt in existing systems and drives opportunities to eliminate within ongoing implementations
• Consistently anticipates scaling, latency, and durability challenges and guides teams in implementation of mitigating strategies
• Partners with the security organization to incorporate security conscious practices early in the lifecycle of new systems
• Thoughtfully evaluates technical risks and guides toward practical prevention strategies
• Consistently reflects on squad delivery practices throughout their span of influence, recommends improvements to leadership and drives their implementation
• Maintains a focus on removing the duplication of effort across teams and proactively identifies opportunities for reuse within their span of influence
• Thoughtfully measures and assesses team and identifies areas of development for individuals
• Explores emerging technologies, leads development of prototypes with little or no guidance and incorporates into architectural solutions where appropriate

Skills

Python

Agentic AI

RAG

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Job description

American Airlines is seeking a Senior Python Generative AI Engineer for its Agentic AI and RAG initiatives in the DFW, TX area. You will design, develop, and scale large AI-enabled systems in production environments, mentoring peers and shaping architectural decisions.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding, systems thinking, and collaboration with security teams to embed best practices early in development lifecycles.