AI Engineer III

Vericast is hiring an AI Engineer III to lead hands-on development, delivery, and support of enterprise Agentic AI applications. The role sets engineering standards, architects agentic solutions, mentors AI engineers, and partners with engineering and data strategy leaders to deliver reliable, secure systems aligned with business objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as hands-on technical lead for the design, development, deployment and support of Agentic AI applications, including multi-agent workflows and orchestration (25%)
• Hands-on technical coloration, code review, support and mentorship to AI Engineers and contractors on the team (15%)
• Architect and implement RAG pipelines, vector search, embedding-based retrieval, and LLM integration patterns for production use cases (15%)
• Design and build MCP Server integrations and tool-use frameworks to extend agentic application capabilities (10%)
• Collaborate with the VP Engineering and Data Strategy and cross-functional stakeholders to translate AI strategy and roadmap into technical execution plans (10%)
• Own selection and integration of AI frameworks and platforms, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security of deployed solutions (10%)
• Establish and enforce engineering best practices, including CI/CD, testing, and responsible AI guardrails for agentic systems (10%)
• Monitor emerging AI engineering trends, tools, and techniques and assess applicability to current initiatives (5%)