Hiring: Principal AI Engineer – Agentic Systems | Irvine, CA (Hybrid) | W2 Only

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Job Description Role: Principal AI Engineer – Agentic Systems & LLM Platforms (W2 Only) Duration: 6+ Months: Location: Irvine, CA (Hybrid): Must Have Skills: - Strong programming in Python (Java/Go/TypeScript is a plus) - Hands-on experience with LLM applications in production (tool calling, structured outputs, RAG, evaluation) - Experience with agentic systems / multi-agent workflows - Strong in distributed systems & APIs (REST, RPC, Kafka, SQS, Pub/Sub) - Knowledge of vector databases, hybrid search, knowledge graphs - Cloud experience ( AWS/Azure/GCP ) + Docker, Kubernetes - Solid data engineering fundamentals (SQL, data modeling) - Experience with LLM evaluation (A/B testing, adversarial testing, eval frameworks) - Familiarity with Codex / AI coding assistants Core Responsibilities: - Design and build agentic AI systems (planner-executor, multi-agent orchestration) - Develop RAG pipelines for enterprise data (policies, rules, documents) - Integrate LLMs with ML models (fraud, risk, decisioning systems) - Implement AI safety & guardrails (PII, prompt injection, auditability, HITL) - Drive LLMOps/MLOps (CI/CD, monitoring, telemetry, evaluation pipelines) - Collaborate with cross-...