%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22margin-bottom:8.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-size:10.5pt;%22%3EAs a Senior / Lead GenAI Engineer, you will design, build and scale production-grade Generative AI solutions for a leading company in the banking sector, taking technical ownership from architecture through deployment, in a fully remote role.%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22margin-bottom:8.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-size:10.5pt;%22%3E%3Ci%3EDon%27t tick every box? 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%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-size:10.5pt;%22%3EAct as technical lead for GenAI initiatives, mentoring engineers and setting technical direction.%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoListParagraph%22 style=%22margin:0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-indent:-.25in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-list:Ignore;%22%3E●%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22font:7.0pt %26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-list:Ignore;%22%3E%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp; %3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-size:10.5pt;%22%3ETranslate business requirements from banking stakeholders (risk, compliance, customer experience) into robust technical solutions.%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoListParagraph%22 style=%22margin:0in 0in 3.0pt .5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-indent:-.25in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-list:Ignore;%22%3E●%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22font:7.0pt %26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-list:Ignore;%22%3E%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp; %3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-size:10.5pt;%22%3EPartner with architecture, security and compliance teams to ensure GenAI solutions meet the regulatory standards of the banking sector.%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cdiv style=%22border-bottom:1.0pt solid #0B1F3A;border-left-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-top-style:none;mso-element:para-border-div;padding:0in 0in 4.0pt;%22%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22border-style:none;margin:16.0pt 0in 7.0pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid #0B1F3A 1.0pt;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 4.0pt 0in;padding:0in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:#0B1F3A;font-size:13.0pt;%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EREQUIRED SKILLS %26amp; 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5+ years software engineering with production GenAI/LLM experience; expert Python; RAG, embeddings, prompt engineering; cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP); vector databases; fluent English; degree in CS or related field.
Key Responsibilities
- designing GenAI solutions
- building RAG pipelines
- mentoring engineers
Skills & Tools
Python, LangChain, LlamaIndex, OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, Pinecone, OpenSearch, FAISS, Weaviate, AWS, Azure, GCP, Langfuse, Weights & Biases, Helicone
Job Details
- Category: Software Development
- Seniority: Senior Level
- Commitment: Full Time
- Workplace: Remote — United States
- Languages: English
About Cognizant
A multinational technology company providing IT services and consulting. — Industry: Information Technology