Unknown Company

Generative AI Engineer

mclean, va • Posted 5 days ago
Onsite Full Time IT & Technology

We are seeking a GenAI / AI Agent Engineer to design, develop, and integrate intelligent AI-powered applications and agentic workflows. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with LangGraph, Model Context Protocol (MCP), GenAI tools, prompt engineering, and Python , along with experience working in Java-based environments and CI/CD pipelines .

This role will focus on building scalable AI solutions, developing agent workflows, integrating tools and external systems, and deploying GenAI applications into enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and develop GenAI-powered applications and AI agents using frameworks such as LangGraph .
  • Build agentic workflows that support multi-step reasoning, tool calling, orchestration, and state management.
  • Develop and integrate Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, tools, and resources to connect AI agents with enterprise systems and external services.
  • Leverage GenAI tools, LLMs, APIs, and supporting frameworks to build production-ready AI solutions.
  • Develop and optimize prompts, system instructions, and agent workflows to improve accuracy, reliability, and overall model performance.
  • Write clean, scalable, and maintainable Python code for AI/ML and backend applications.
  • Work within Java-based applications and services , including integrating AI capabilities into existing enterprise platforms.
  • Develop APIs and integrations between AI agents, applications, databases, and enterprise systems.
  • Implement testing, monitoring, logging, and error handling for GenAI and agentic applications.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate application testing, deployment, and release processes.
  • Collaborate with software engineers, architects, product teams, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into AI-powered solutions.
  • Troubleshoot and optimize AI applications across development, testing, and production environments.
  • Stay current with emerging GenAI, agentic AI, LLM, MCP, and AI development technologies .

Required Qualifications

  • Strong experience with LangGraph and agent workflow orchestration.
  • Hands-on experience with Model Context Protocol (MCP) and integrating AI agents with tools or external systems.
  • Strong understanding of GenAI tools, LLMs, APIs, and AI application development .
  • Experience with prompt engineering , including designing, testing, and optimizing prompts for LLM applications.
  • Experience with Java development and/or integrating AI solutions with Java-based applications.
  • Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines .
  • Strong understanding of software engineering principles, APIs, debugging, testing, and deployment.
  • Ability to work in a collaborative Agile/enterprise development environment.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience building multi-agent or tool-using AI systems .
  • Experience with LLM providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, or Azure OpenAI .
  • Experience with vector databases, RAG, embeddings, and knowledge retrieval.
  • Experience with REST APIs and microservices.
  • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP .
  • Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, Git, and infrastructure automation.
  • Experience with AI application evaluation, observability, guardrails, and production monitoring.

Core Technology Stack

AI / GenAI: LangGraph, MCP, LLMs, GenAI Tools, Prompt Engineering

Programming: Python, Java

Development: APIs, Agentic Workflows, Tool Calling, AI Integrations

DevOps: CI/CD, Git, Automated Testing, Deployment

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Generative AI Engineer in mclean at Unknown Company

This position is listed as full time and onsite.

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