Generative AI Engineer

AI Engineer – Front Office Generative AILocation: New York City, NY (Onsite)Employment Type: W2 ContractContract Length: Long-Term EngagementStart Date: ASAPInterview Process: 3 StagesOverviewWe are seeking experienced AI Engineers to join a major financial services organization and work directly with front-office banking teams to accelerate the adoption of Generative AI technologies.This is a highly business-facing role where you will partner with senior bankers and business stakeholders to identify opportunities for AI-driven productivity improvements, design innovative solutions, and deliver working AI applications using approved enterprise platforms.The ideal candidate combines strong hands-on AI engineering expertise with excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills. You must be comfortable building solutions while also facilitating workshops, gathering requirements, demonstrating prototypes, and driving adoption across business teams.Key ResponsibilitiesPartner directly with front-office banking teams to identify high-value opportunities for Generative AI adoption.Facilitate workshops and discovery sessions with business stakeholders to uncover and prioritize use cases.Design, build, and deploy AI-powered solutions using Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, Google Gemini, and related technologies.Develop custom AI agents, prompt-driven workflows, and business automations.Integrate AI solutions with enterprise systems, APIs, documents, and data sources.Build rapid prototypes and iterate based on stakeholder feedback.Create demonstrations, proof-of-concepts, and production-ready solutions.Document use cases, technical approaches, and reusable implementation patterns.Measure and report productivity gains, adoption metrics, and business outcomes.Collaborate with technical and business teams to ensure solutions meet governance and compliance requirements.Required Skills & Experience3+ years of experience in AI Engineering, Machine Learning Engineering, Generative AI Development, or Intelligent Automation.Proven hands-on experience delivering solutions using:Microsoft CopilotMicrosoft Copilot StudioGoogle GeminiStrong experience designing and building AI agents and prompt-driven workflows.Experience with Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Automate.Strong Python development skills.Experience building APIs and services using frameworks such as FastAPI or Flask.Experience integrating AI solutions with enterprise applications, databases, documents, and workflows.Demonstrated ability to deliver solutions in agile, iterative environments.Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.Comfortable presenting technical concepts to non-technical audiences and senior business stakeholders.Preferred SkillsLangChainLangGraphMicrosoft Semantic KernelAutoGenCrewAIModel Context Protocol (MCP)Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)Experience with:PineconeWeaviatepgvectorSemantic SearchEmbeddingsContext-Aware RetrievalCloud & AI PlatformsExperience with:Azure OpenAIGoogle Vertex AIAWS BedrockAWS LambdaAWS SageMakerDockerKubernetesBigQuerySnowflakeAI Governance & EvaluationExperience with:Human-in-the-loop workflowsPrompt evaluationOutput validationHallucination detection and mitigationResponsible AI practicesIndustry ExperiencePreferred experience within:Financial ServicesInvestment BankingCapital MarketsCorporate BankingRegulated Enterprise EnvironmentsInterview ProcessStage 1: Technical ScreeningStage 2: AI Engineering & Solution Design InterviewStage 3: Client Stakeholder / Business Engagement InterviewAdditional InformationLong-term W2 contract opportunity.Full background verification and employment checks will be conducted prior to onboarding.Immediate interview availability preferred.Candidates must be able to work onsite in New York City.Previous experience delivering Generative AI solutions directly to business users is highly desirable.Applicants with only awareness-level exposure to Copilot or Gemini will not be considered.