AI Engineer (RAG & LLM Systems)

About the job

The Wissen team continues to expand its footprint in the USA, Canada, UK, Australia, and India. More openings to come as we continue to grow the team!

Please read below for a brilliant career opportunity.

Role: AI Engineer (RAG & LLM Systems)

Title: AVP/VP

Location: New York , NY(Day 1 Onsite/Hybrid) – Fulltime

Mode of Work: 3 days/week onsite required

Required Experience: 5-10+ years

We are hiring an AI Engineer with strong hands-on experience in RAG systems, LLM APIs, and AI agents. This role focuses on building production-ready AI applications, including retrieval systems and intelligent automation workflows.

Required Skills:

• AG / Retrieval Systems - Hands-on experience building RAG pipelines. Familiarity with NotebookLM, RAG tooling, and Python libraries (NotebookLM or similar).
• LLM APIs & Tooling -Experience with Claude / Anthropic APIs, Claude Code, or equivalent LLM tooling. Comfortable building production systems on top of LLM APIs.
• Vector Databases -Exposure to Pinecone, Chroma, or similar. Understanding of embedding-based retrieval architecture and indexing strategies.
• AI Orchestration- Lang Chain or similar frameworks for multi-step AI workflows. Chaining, tool use, and prompt management at scale.
• AI Agents & Automation-Building AI agents or workflow automations beyond simple chat interfaces. Multi-step reasoning, tool integration, autonomous task execution.
• LLM Governance-Awareness of governance - logging, monitoring, cost controls, and responsible AI practices in enterprise settings.
• GitHub Portfolio-Published/maintained repos demonstrating applied AI work. Client explicitly values this - can compensate for lack of graduate education.

Nice to Have:

• Understanding of LLM governance, monitoring, and cost controls
• GitHub portfolio showcasing AI/LLM projects
• Experience: 4-10 years in software engineering with 1-3+ years focused on applied AI / ML engineering
• Type: Practitioners who have shipped AI products, built RAG systems, or deployed agents in production
• Python proficiency is baseline - all referenced tooling is Python-first
• Financial services experience is a plus but not required - this is an AI-native role supporting transformation
• Strong communicators who can work with non-technical business stakeholders

Benefits:

• Healthcare insurance for you and your family (medical, dental, vision).
• Short / Long term disability insurance.
• 401k
• Life Insurance.
• Accidental death & disability Insurance.
• 3 weeks of Paid Time Off.
• Support and fee coverage for immigration needs.
• Remote office set up stipend.
• Support for industry certifications.
• Additional cash incentives.
• Re-skilling opportunities to transition between technologies.

Schedule: Monday to Friday

Work Mode: Hybrid

Job Type: Full-time

About Wissen Technology:

The Wissen Group was founded in the year 2000. Wissen Technology, a part of Wissen Group, was established in the year 2015. Wissen Technology is a specialized technology company that delivers high-end consulting for diverse industries, including Banking, E-commerce, Telecom, Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Energy. We help clients build world-class products. We have offices in the US, India (Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Gurugram, Mumbai, Pune), UK, Australia, Mexico, Vietnam, and Canada.

We empower businesses with a dynamic portfolio of services and accelerators tailored to today’s digital demands and based on future ready technology stack. Our services include Industry Leading Custom Software Development, AI-Driven Software Engineering, Generative AI & Machine Learning, Real-Time Data Analytics & Insights, Interactive Data Visualization & Decision Intelligence, Intelligent Process Automation, Multi-Cloud & Hybrid Cloud Strategies, Cross-Platform Mobile Experiences, CI/CD-Powered Agile DevOps, Automated Quality Engineering, and cutting-edge integrations.

Certified as a Great Place to Work® for five consecutive years (2020-2025) and recognized as a Top 20 AI/ML vendor by CIO Insider, Wissen Group has delivered multimillion-dollar projects for over 20 Fortune 500 companies. Wissen Technology delivers exceptional value on mission-critical projects through thought leadership, ownership, and reliable, high-quality, on-time delivery.

Our industry-leading technical expertise stem from the talented professionals we attract. Committed to fostering their growth and providing top-tier career opportunities, Wissen ensures an outstanding experience and value for our clients and employees.

We Value:

• Perfection: Pursuit of excellence through continuous improvement.
• Curiosity: Fostering continuous learning and exploration.
• Respect: Valuing diversity and mutual respect.
• Integrity: Commitment to ethical conduct and transparency.
• Transparency: Open communication and trust.

Your Education and Experience:

• We value candidates who can execute on our vision and help us build an industry-leading organization.
• Graduate-level degree in computer science, engineering, or related technical field
• Wissen embraces diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, skills, and abilities. We believe that the more inclusive our team is, the better our work will be. All qualified applicants, including but not limited to LGBTQ+, Minorities, Females, the Disabled, and Veterans, are encouraged to apply.