AI Engineer III

Vericast

AI Engineer III leading technical delivery for Agentic AI applications at Vericast. Responsible for hands-on development, technical standards, and team mentorship in a financial institution context.

Posted 7/28/2026full-timeRemote • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $120,000 - $140,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and developing AI applications, with a strong focus on multi-agent workflows, RAG pipelines, and LLM integration. Proven ability to lead technical teams, enforce engineering best practices, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to execute AI strategies.

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AI Application DevelopmentRAG Pipeline ArchitectureMicroservices ArchitectureKubernetesAWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate

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Hard Skills

LangGraphLangChainVector DatabasesNLP-Based AutomationEmbedding-Based SearchLLM IntegrationCI/CDDevOps AutomationSpring BootNode.js

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipMentorshipCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

MCP ServerTrinoSupersetStarburst SQL ServerETL ToolsS3AirflowIcebergPySparkHive

Certifications & Qualifications

AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - AssociateAWS Certified AI PractitionerMicrosoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer AssociateGoogle Cloud Professional Machine Learning EngineerNVIDIA AI/Deep Learning Certification

Industry Keywords

Big Data InfrastructureFinancial Services SolutionsAI Engineering TrendsResponsible AI GuardrailsEmerging AI Tools

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowAWSAzureCloudETLJavaScriptKubernetesMicroservicesNode.jsOpenShiftPySparkSpringSpring BootSpringBootSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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%)

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree in a technical or numerical field (Required)
8+ years' experience designing and developing software applications and/or data engineering pipelines
3+ years' experience leading or providing technical directions to engineers on application or AI/ML delivery teams
Experience in LangGraph, LangChain, RAG chatbots, vector databases, NLP-based automation, MCP Server development, embedding-based search, and LLM integration is required
Experience in microservices architecture, Kubernetes, OpenShift, AWS and/or Azure, Spring Boot, Node.js, CI/CD, and DevOps automation is required
Experience with Trino, Superset, Starburst SQL Server, ETL tools, S3, Airflow, Iceberg, PySpark, or Hive preferred
Experience building financial services solutions in big data infrastructure preferred
Industry Certifications (Preferred) AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate (MLA-C01) or AWS Certified AI Practitioner Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-102) Google Cloud Professional Machine Learning Engineer NVIDIA AI/Deep Learning certification (e.g., NVIDIA Certified Associate: AI Infrastructure) Databricks Machine Learning Associate

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental and vision coverage
401K matching
flexible PTO
life insurance
employee assistance
pet insurance