AI Engineer

**Why Ryan? **

• Hybrid Work Options
• Award\-Winning Culture
• Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits
• 14\-Weeks of 100% Paid Leave for New Parents (Adoption Included)
• Monthly Gym Membership Reimbursement OR Gym Equipment Reimbursement
• Benefits Eligibility Effective Day One
• 401K with Employer Match
• Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service
• Fertility Assistance Program
• Four\-Week Company\-Paid Sabbatical Eligibility After Five Years of Service

As a Senior Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in the design, development, and delivery of robust, scalable, and secure AI\-driven software systems. You’ll be expected to own complex components, lead critical feature implementation, and drive engineering best practices within your squad.

This role bridges the execution gap between high\-level design and detailed implementation, with active participation in solutioning, system integration, evaluation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

You will collaborate with cross\-functional teams, contribute to architectural discussions, and ensure that AI solutions align with user needs, business goals, safety expectations, and performance constraints. This role demands hands\-on engineering capabilities, a high degree of ownership, and the ability to work independently as well as within a team. **Key Responsibilities**

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**Software Design and Development**

• Translate business needs into agentic workflows and production\-ready full\-stack components (APIs, services, UIs).
• Design and document functional and technical specifications for mid\-to\-large components.
• Implement agent orchestration, tool\-use, and integrations with strong focus on correctness, safety, and reliability.
• Implement and review high\-quality code using modern software development practices.
• Conduct design and code reviews with an emphasis on performance, scalability, and maintainability.

**Applications Integration \& Middleware**

• Integrate enterprise applications and services using APIs and middleware solutions.
• Conduct feasibility assessments and support application interoperability testing.
• Troubleshoot integration issues and support optimization of connected systems.

**Cloud, DevOps \& Configuration**

• Develop and participate in deploying software in Azure cloud environments.
• Configure platform\-specific deployment scripts and troubleshoot build\-release issues.
• Participate in infrastructure\-as\-code practices and cloud performance tuning.

**Testing \& Automation**

• Define evaluation strategies for agent behavior: golden datasets, regression suites, scenario coverage, and reliability checks.
• Instrument and monitor agent behavior (tool\-call traces, latency/cost metrics, failure modes) and drive iterative improvements.
• Design and execute complex unit, integration, and automated test cases.
• Analyze and resolve test failures, propose code fixes, and contribute to automation frameworks.
• Collaborate with QA and DevOps teams to drive CI/CD pipeline enhancements.

**Architecture Support**

• Assist in translating high\-level architecture into low\-level designs.
• Develop and maintain design artifacts under the guidance of architects and staff engineers.
• Understand existing system architecture and communicate trade\-offs during design sessions.

**Collaboration \& Execution**

• Work closely with product managers, UX designers, and business stakeholders.
• Contribute to project planning and estimation for features and enhancements.
• Lead technical discussions, mentor junior engineers, and support knowledge sharing.

**Required Competencies**

**Technical Strength**

• Deep understanding of core programming concepts, system design principles, and application performance optimization
• Hands\-on experience building agentic systems with LLMs (tool\-use, orchestration, multi\-step flows, verification/validation patterns) and MCPs.
• Proficient in one or more agentic frameworks (LangChain/LangGraph, OpenAI Agents SDK, Microsoft Semantic Kernel, Microsoft AutoGen, CrewAI, etc.)
• Proficient in writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code across at least one modern full stack
• Experience using frameworks in .NET ecosystem with ReactJS is a plus
• Ability to debug complex issues and propose effective solutions with minimal guidance

**Solution Ownership**

• Demonstrates end\-to\-end ownership of features or components from design to deployment
• Proactively anticipates risks, raises concerns early, and takes accountability for resolving them
• Capable of breaking down complex problems into actionable technical work
• Review code to ensure correct functionality, potential holistic solutions, identify unexpected side effects, and conforming to documented standards

**Collaboration \& Influence**

• Communicates technical ideas clearly across teams and stakeholders
• Build strong partnerships with QA, DevOps, Product, and other engineering teams
• Provides constructive feedback in code and design reviews, mentors junior engineers effectively

**Execution Excellence**

• Delivers high\-quality, tested, and secure code consistently
• Prioritizes well and executes in alignment with sprint goals and timelines
• Manages multiple competing tasks and handles changing priorities with discipline

**Continuous Improvement**

• Actively contributes to improving team processes, standards, and tooling
• Stay updated on new technologies and apply relevant practices where appropriate
• Seeks feedback and adapts to strengthen performance and technical acumen

**What You Bring**

• 6–9 years of software engineering experience, with a strong track record of building production\-grade systems
• Demonstrated experience shipping AI/LLM\-powered features (agents/agentic\-frameworks, RAG, tool\-calling, workflow automation) into real user workflows.
• Proficiency in at least one modern full\-stack, data\-stores (SQL/NoSQL), Redis, Containerization, Kubernetes, Azure Cloud\-Native Services
• Strong understanding of data structures, design patterns, and system integration techniques
• Hands\-on experience with CI/CD, containers (Docker), and cloud services (AWS/Azure)
• Demonstrated ability to design, test, and debug complex systems in a collaborative setting
• Attention to details and ability to work with a large codebase
• A proactive mindset with the ability to work independently and manage competing priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Able to document and present technical concepts clearly
• Awareness when progress has stalled and a willingness to ask for help or confirmation.

**Certificates and Licenses:**

Valid driver’s license required.

**Supervisory Responsibilities:**

May directly supervise employees in the Business Solutions practice and carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the Firm's policies and applicable laws.