Lead AI Engineer

Skills: AI Agent Logic, Agent Frameworks, RAG Solutions, Python, Azure AI Search (Lang Graph, Lang Chain Agents, or equivalent), REST API

Experience: 12+ years

Location: Chicago, IL (Onsite Job)

Role Summary: Design and implement AI agent logic for an enterprise Agentic AI platform, focusing on multi‑step reasoning, tool usage, and safe, reviewable agent behavior. Must‑

Have Technical Skills: 12 + years software / backend engineering experience Strong Python Hands‑on experience building AI agents Hands-on experience building RAG solutions and Knowledge Graph based solutions – Azure AI search, Neo 4jExperience with agent frameworks (Lang Graph, Lang Chain Agents, or equivalent)Experience designing multi‑step, stateful workflows Experience integrating agents with external tools via APIsStrong REST API and service integration skills

Key Responsibilities: Implement agent logic and execution steps Build agent flows including: Reasoning Tool selection and invocation Structured response generation Integrate agents with orchestration and MCP layers Ensure agents operate in assistive, non‑autonomous mode Handle retries, failures, and edge cases in agent execution Support evaluation, tuning, and refinement of agent behavior Work under guidance of Orchestration Lead and Lead AI Engineer Good to Have Exposure to enterprise automation platforms