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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AI Agent Engineer - **Company:** NTT DATA, Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $166,400.0 - $176,800.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems, User Authentication, Continuous Integration, Data Security, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Strategies of Testing, TypeScript, Management of Software Versions, Chatbots, Large Language Models, Prompt Engineering, Backend, Git, Information Technology, Front End Software Development, Virtual Agents, Api Design, Software Version Control, Api Management - **Published:** August 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/C939A9919D7D40AC803AB78906E5580A/job/ ## About the Role * 3+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, building and shipping production-grade systems. * Prior experience in senior-level engineering roles, with the ability to work independently across the full development lifecycle. * Strong communication skills, including the ability to tailor technical concepts for non-technical and executive audiences. * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience. * Experience working in or with customer-facing products, ideally within contact centers, CX platforms, or enterprise SaaS. Required Technical Skills * Strong proficiency in React and TypeScript (intermediate to advanced). * Experience building and integrating API-driven systems, including authentication, permissions, and data access. * Solid understanding of Git and standard engineering workflows (branching, PRs, CI/CD). * Comfortable working from the terminal and navigating modern developer tooling. * Working knowledge of LLMs and prompt engineering fundamentals, including how to evaluate and iterate on model behavior. * Ability to design, test, and deploy software using code-first workflows AI Agent-Specific Experience * Experience developing code-based conversational or autonomous AI agents. * Familiarity with agent testing strategies, including simulations, scenario testing, and conversation evaluation. * Understanding of how AI agents operate within customer support journeys, knowledge retrieval systems, and backend integrations. * Exposure to contact center concepts such as intents, escalation paths, agent assist, deflection, and customer satisfaction metrics. * Experience building or deploying conversational AI solutions using AI-Native or equivalent platforms. ## Description * Partner closely with CX, product, and client stakeholders to translate business and customer requirements into robust AI agent solutions. * Build AI agents from the ground up, including conversation flows, knowledge retrieval, API integrations, and backend/frontend components. * Test and validate agent behavior across a wide range of real-world scenarios, including edge cases and failure modes. * Contribute to best practices around agent architecture, prompt design, testing, deployment, and versioning., * Build agents programmatically using extensive coding workflows across development, testing, deployment, and version control. * Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure agents meet functional, technical, and experiential requirements. * Balance deep engineering execution with solution-oriented thinking, especially as platforms evolve toward more configurable and composable approaches. ## Related Videos - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Chatbots are going to destroy infrastructures and your cloud bills](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1130-chatbots-are-going-to-destroy-infrastructures-and-your-cloud-bills) - [AI Agents & Agentic AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2017-ai-agents-agentic-ai) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) - [On a Secret Mission: Developing AI Agents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1510-on-a-secret-mission-developing-ai-agents) ## Related Articles - [What is Agentic Programming and Why Should Developers Care?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/625-what-is-agentic-programming-and-why-should-developers-care) - [MLOps And AI Driven Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/82-mlops-and-ai-driven-development) - [From Prototype to Production: Build AI Agents with This Free 4-Course Learning Path](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/655-from-prototype-to-production-build-ai-agents-with-this-free-4-course-learning-path) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [Graph and AI Trends 2026: Why Is AI Running but Not Yet Delivering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/680-graph-and-ai-trends-2026-why-is-ai-running-but-not-yet-delivering) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift)