Hiring: AI Engineer Lead Company: Capital Group Location: Charlotte, NC Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 11:41:55 Employment Type: Contract Target Skills & Keywords : Encryption, IAM, LLM, MLOps, Python, RAG, SOC 2, Systems Design About the job Experience: •10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with strong proficiency in Python (or a comparable modern language). Required Skills: •Help set the standard for how generative AI gets built and operated responsibly at scale across the firm. Qualifications: •Minimum 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with strong proficiency in Python (or a comparable modern language). •Hands-on production experience building and shipping LLM-powered applications, including advanced prompt engineering, retrieval, agent development, and evaluation. •Demonstrated experience designing and building end-to-end RAG pipelines and integrating LLM solutions with real systems. •In-depth knowledge of system design, APIs, distributed-systems concepts, and cloud-native development, with a track record of owning production systems on solid architectural foundations. •A disciplined approach to evaluation and testing for non-deterministic systems — you build evals and guardrails as a first-class part of the work, not an afterthought. •Strong communication skills: you can lead technical discovery, write clearly, and convey technical concepts to mixed audiences while keeping a low ego and a collaborative approach. •High agency and comfort navigating the ambiguity of a large, regulated organization, with the judgment to make trade-offs between scope, speed, and quality. •Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. •“I can apply in less than 4 minutes.” •You’ve reviewed this job posting and you’re ready to start the candidate journey with us. Apply now to move to the next step in our recruiting process. If this role isn’t what you’re looking for, check out our other opportunities and join our talent community. Compensation: •$153,842 - $246,147 / year •You’ll receive a competitive salary, bonuses and benefits Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!