AI Engineer

Persistent is seeking an Agentic AI Developer in Charlotte, NC (hybrid) to design and build production-grade Agentic AI solutions that strengthen automation across enterprise systems. This role blends hands-on AI engineering with reliability-focused development, partnering with Product Owners, SMEs, SOR Engineers, and platform teams to deliver agent capabilities that perform in real environments.

What you’ll deliver

You will build and stabilize agent-driven automation by designing reusable building blocks and integrating agents with mission-critical systems. The work includes engineering workflows and orchestration patterns, then validating, troubleshooting, and deploying solutions with strong engineering fundamentals.

• Design and develop production-grade Agentic AI solutions using Python and Google ADK
• Build reusable agents, tools, prompts, context-management, and orchestration workflows
• Translate business and process needs into scalable automation solutions
• Integrate agents with Systems of Record (SORs), REST APIs, databases, and legacy banking systems
• Conduct unit testing, code reviews, technical User Acceptance Testing (UAT), debugging, and production deployment
• Troubleshoot and tune agent behavior, prompts, context, integrations, and workflows to improve accuracy and reliability
• Create reusable patterns and components to support production stabilization
• Collaborate across Product Owners, SMEs, SOR Engineers, and platform teams; provide technical guidance and documentation

Core skills and experience

• 4–9 years of software development experience with strong Python skills
• Hands-on experience in Agentic AI / GenAI application development
• Experience with Google ADK or comparable agent frameworks
• Strong understanding of Prompt Engineering and Context Engineering
• Experience with agent/tool orchestration and workflow design
• Strong knowledge of REST APIs, JSON, authentication, SQL/databases, and enterprise integrations
• Strong engineering fundamentals including Git, unit testing, debugging, exception handling, and root-cause analysis
• Experience with technical UAT and production troubleshooting
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills

Tech you’ll use

• Python, Google ADK, REST APIs, JSON, SQL
• Git, LangGraph, LangChain, CI/CD, QA automation

Preferred strengths

• Experience with LangGraph and LangChain
• Familiarity with banking/SOR systems
• Knowledge of LexisNexis and Devin
• Experience with CI/CD and QA automation

Benefits and culture

Persistent offers a competitive salary and benefits package, along with a culture focused on talent development through quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications. You’ll also have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and participate in employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards. Annual health check-ups are included.

Insurance coverage includes group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents.