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Korn Ferry · 1 week ago

Senior AI Prompt Engineer

Albany, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$120K/yr - $180K/yr

6+ years exp

Korn Ferry is seeking a Senior AI Prompt Engineer for one of its top clients in the Energy / Tech Industry. The role involves designing, implementing, and optimizing AI Agents, as well as collaborating with various teams to innovate and enhance agent capabilities.

Management Consulting

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and optimize AI Agents using LLMs, reinforcement learning, planning algorithms, and decision-making frameworks

Develop scalable multi AI Agent architectures supporting long horizon reasoning, autonomy, planning, interaction, and complex task completion

Integrate AI Agents with APIs, backend services, databases, and enterprise applications

Prototype, deploy, and maintain AI-driven systems ensuring reliability and performance in production environments

Optimize agent behavior through continuous feedback, reinforcement learning, and user interaction

Collaborate closely with research, engineering, product, and deployment teams to iterate on agent capabilities and innovate continuously

Monitor AI Agent performance, conduct rigorous evaluations, implement safety guardrails, and ensure ethical AI practices

Document AI Agent architectures, design decisions, workflows, and maintain comprehensive technical documentation

Stay current with emerging AI technologies, contribute to platform and tooling improvements, and share knowledge within the team

Qualification

PythonAI/ML frameworksLLMsCloud platformsMachine learning lifecycleNatural language processingData managementAI ethicsSoftware engineeringSystem architecture

Required

PhD or Master's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, AI Engineering, or related fields

For candidates with Masters, minimum 6 years of experience in AI, GenAI application development & deployment particularly with autonomous agent systems or related AI software engineering roles

Demonstrated ability to work independently in fast-paced, experimental environments

Hands-on experience designing and building GenAI apps that allow users to experience AI use cases supporting features like agent orchestration, multi-step reasoning, prompt engineering, RAG integration, and model selection

Expertise with LLMs and deep learning models, machine learning lifecycle management, data generation methods, model training & validation coupled with strong fundamentals and passion in software engineering and system architecture

Proficiency in Python and/or languages like JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, or Java, Go, with strong coding and software engineering practices

Expertise with AI/ML libraries and frameworks such as LangChain, OpenAI APIs, PyTorch, TensorFlow, commercial or open source LLMs

Hands-on experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, and natural language processing (NLP)

Knowledge of agent orchestration platforms and multi-agent systems (e.g., AutogenAI, LangGraph, MCP protocol)

Familiarity with data management, vector databases, semantic retrieval, and real-time data pipelines

Experience deploying AI systems on cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud) with container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

Strong understanding of machine learning model training, fine-tuning, and evaluation techniques

Awareness of AI ethics, data privacy, and secure handling of sensitive information

Benefits

Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services.

Retirement benefits include the Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants.

Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.

Company

Korn Ferry

Glassdoor3.5

Korn Ferry is a global consulting firm that powers performance.

Founded in 1969

Los Angeles, CA, US

10001+ employees

http://www.kornferry.com

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