Req 26-03277 · Hybrid · Contract
Lead GenAI Engineer
Hybrid contract role in New York City, NY, paying $80–$84/hr. An ApTask vertical recruiter manages your submission on this live client requisition.
- Requisition
- 26-03277
- Location
- New York City, NY
- Type
- Hybrid · Contract
- Compensation
- $80–$84/hr
- Posted
- Yesterday (as of Oct 3, 2026, 4:48 PM EDT)
Skills: GenAI
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About the role
We are looking for a highly skilled and hands-on **Lead GenAI Engineer **to drive the design, development, and deployment of enterprise-scale Generative AI solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Agentic AI workflows, RAG architectures, LLM orchestration, workflow automation, and scalable AI platform engineering. This role requires both technical depth and the ability to translate complex business problems into practical AI-driven solutions. Key Responsibilities
Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise GenAI platforms and AI-powered applications.
Design and develop Agentic AI workflows using autonomous and multi-agent frameworks.
Build and optimize RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines integrating enterprise knowledge sources.
Develop intelligent workflow automation solutions using GenAI and AI agents.
Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify AI opportunities, define use cases, and architect scalable solutions.
Create AI solutions for:
Business process automation
Knowledge management
Intelligent document processing
Conversational AI
Decision support systems
Code generation and developer productivity
Design scalable APIs and microservices for AI applications.
Implement observability, monitoring, guardrails, security, and governance for AI systems.
Optimize LLM performance, prompt engineering, latency, and cost efficiency.
Mentor engineering teams and establish AI engineering best practices.
Drive deployment automation and production readiness using DevOps and MLOps practices. Required Skills & Experience Generative AI & LLMs
Strong experience with:
OpenAI GPT models
Claude
Gemini
Llama
Mistral
Expertise in:
Prompt engineering
Fine-tuning concepts
Function calling / tool usage
AI agent orchestration
Context management
Memory handling
Agentic AI & Workflow Orchestration
Experience designing autonomous AI systems using:
LangChain
LangGraph
CrewAI
AutoGen
Semantic Kernel
LlamaIndex
Strong understanding of:
Multi-agent systems
Planning and reasoning workflows
Human-in-the-loop workflows
AI orchestration patterns
RAG & Knowledge Systems
Hands-on experience with:
RAG architecture design
Vector databases
Embedding models
Semantic search
Hybrid search
Chunking strategies
Document ingestion pipelines
Experience with vector databases such as:
Pinecone
Weaviate
ChromaDB
FAISS
Milvus
Elasticsearch/OpenSearch vector search
Backend & API Development
Strong Python development experience.
Experience building:
REST APIs
FastAPI / Flask services
AI microservices
Async processing pipelines
Familiarity with API integration patterns and enterprise integrations. Cloud, DevOps & Deployment
Experience with:
Docker
Kubernetes
Containerization
CI/CD pipelines
GitHub Actions / Jenkins / GitLab CI
Terraform or Infrastructure as Code
Cloud platform expertise in one or more:
AWS
Azure
GCP
Exposure to:
MLOps
Model deployment
Monitoring and logging
AI governance and security
Frontend & UI
Working knowledge of:
Angular
TypeScript
React (good to have)
Ability to collaborate on AI-powered UI/UX workflows and conversational interfaces. Data & Databases
Experience with:
SQL / NoSQL databases
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Redis
Data pipelines
ETL workflows
Good to Have
Experience with AI copilots and enterprise assistants.
Knowledge of MCP (Model Context Protocol).
Experience with workflow tools like:
Apache Airflow
n8n
Temporal
Camunda
Exposure to AI security, responsible AI, and governance frameworks.
Experience in Capital Markets, Banking, Healthcare, Retail, or other enterprise domains.
Familiarity with OCR, speech-to-text, and multimodal AI solutions. Qualifications
Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, AI, or related field.
8+ years of software engineering experience with 3+ years in AI/GenAI architecture and solutioning.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Proven ability to lead technical teams and drive enterprise AI adoption. Preferred Profile
Strong problem solver who can convert ambiguous business challenges into scalable AI solutions.
Ability to balance innovation with enterprise-grade architecture and operational excellence.
Passion for emerging AI technologies and rapid experimentation.
About technology at ApTask
Technology roles at ApTask cover the software, cloud, data, security, and platform-engineering functions that power Fortune 500 digital operations. Our recruiters specialise in high-signal technical calibration — every candidate is validated against the specific stack, framework versions, and deployment context the client runs, not a keyword match. Our largest engagements sit inside AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake, Databricks, and modern data-mesh estates. Because we route through Fieldglass, Beeline, Workday VNDLY, and Coupa VMS, technology contractors placed through ApTask carry MBE diversity spend against the client's supplier program while remaining W-2 with full benefits under our payroll.
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3. Client interview
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4. Offer + onboarding
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