Software Engineer I, Generative AI Applications

Join a dynamic, global AI team building award-winning solutions that combine traditional and generative models. You will help design, build, test, deploy, and monitor production-grade generative AI applications, APIs, and integrations supporting recruiting, placement, sales, and internal productivity workflows.

Robert Half has invested heavily in data science, leveraging millions of proprietary data points to drive innovation across core products. In this role, you will translate complex AI concepts into reliable software systems while collaborating with data scientists, data engineers, DevOps, and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design, build, testing, deployment, and monitoring of production-grade generative AI applications, APIs, and integrations for recruiting, placement, sales, and internal productivity workflows.
• Partner with data scientists, data engineers, DevOps, and business stakeholders to convert business needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Apply familiar GenAI patterns such as RAG, prompt orchestration, agent workflows, and evaluation pipelines, while expanding expertise across leading LLM families and platform integrations.
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code and contribute to technical documentation, code reviews, monitoring, and operational best practices.

Requirements

• Strong software engineering fundamentals with proficiency in Python and experience building APIs, services, data pipelines, or cloud-based applications.
• Hands-on familiarity with generative AI tools and concepts, including LLM APIs, prompt engineering, RAG, vector databases, embeddings, and evaluation methods; production experience applying these concepts is strongly preferred.
• Experience with AWS and cloud-based production environments, plus modern engineering practices such as Git, CI/CD, testing, observability, and agile delivery.
• Ability to communicate technical ideas clearly, collaborate across technical and non-technical teams, and work through ambiguous problems with guidance and clear communication.

Technologies

• Python
• RAG, prompt orchestration, agent workflows, evaluation pipelines
• LLM APIs, prompt engineering
• Vector databases, embeddings
• AWS
• Git, CI/CD, observability
• Agile delivery

Benefits

• Group health insurance benefits (medical, vision, dental)
• FSA and HSA healthcare accounts
• Life and accident insurance
• Adoption and fertility assistance
• Paid parental leave of up to 6 weeks
• Short/long term disability
• Paid time off for vacation, personal needs, and sick time
• Choice Time Off (CTO) varying based on years of service, pro-rated based on hours worked per week (a new hire earns up to 17 days of CTO per calendar year)
• Up to 11 paid holidays per calendar year
• Opportunity to contribute to a 401(k) savings and investment plan or deferred compensation plan (if eligible), with an employer match of 100% on the first 3% of contributions for eligible employees

Salary Range

The typical annual salary range for this position is $68,000.00 - $102,000.00. The range is negotiable depending upon experience and location.

Location

New York, NY (onsite)

Application / Hiring Process

• As part of Robert Half’s Corporate Services facility employment process, any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
• Recruiters use their expertise and may utilize AI to help with evaluation of candidates.

Equal Opportunity and Accommodations

• Robert Half Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/Disability/Veteran).
• Robert Half is committed to offering opportunities to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities.
• If you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or apply for a position, contact [email protected] or call 1.855.744.6947.
• Include the specific accommodation requested and the location(s) (city, state) to which you would like to apply.

Fair Chance Ordinance Notes

• San Francisco, CA: Robert Half will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
• Los Angeles County, CA: Robert Half will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.