> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/3621942-artificial-intelligence-ai-llm-engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/3621942-artificial-intelligence-ai-llm-engineer). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Artificial Intelligence AI LLM Engineer - **Company:** REQUEST TECHNOLOGY - **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Audit Trail, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Distributed Systems, Fuzz Testing, Python (Programming Language), Software Deployment, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, AI Infrastructure, Evaluation Pipelines, Large Language Models, Hallucination Detection, Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Claude, Api Design, Model Context Protocol, Terraform, Docker - **Published:** October 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.disabledperson.com/jobs/75894937-artificial-intelligence-ai-llm-engineer ## About the Role * Experience mentoring or elevating the work of junior engineers * Demonstrated ownership of production systems from design through deployment * Ability to work effectively in a still-forming, fast-moving team environment * This position is not eligible for employment be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship now or in the future. * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field; Master's preferred * 4-7 years of software engineering experience, with production AI/LLM systems experience preferred Technical Skills: * Required: Strong Python; proficient SQL; solid distributed systems and API design fundamentals * Required: Hands-on experience building LLM-powered applications or agentic systems * Required: Working knowledge of AI-specific risk areas (prompt injection, output validation, hallucination mitigation, data privacy), or demonstrated ability to build this expertise quickly * Required: Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS preferred); comfort with Docker, CI/CD, and containerization fundamentals * Preferred: Direct experience with Claude, the Anthropic API, or Claude.ai/Console * Preferred: Experience designing agent orchestration or Model Context Protocol (MCP)-based integrations * Preferred: Production experience operating LLM-powered applications or agentic systems at scale * Preferred: Kubernetes and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) * Preferred: Background in financial services, derivatives, or other regulated industries * Preferred: Exposure to AI security practices such as red-teaming or adversarial testing of model inputs and outputs * Preferred: Data engineering experience (pipelines, data modeling), particularly for candidates interested in AI infrastructure work ## Description Prestigious Financial Institution is currently seeking an Artificial Intelligence Engineer with strong LLM experience Candidate will be responsible for the design and delivery of agentic AI systems end-to-end, from architecture through production deployment., * Architect agent orchestration patterns, tool and context integration, and evaluation pipelines for reliability in a regulated environment * AI infrastructure supporting agents and applications on AWS, and contribute to the team's growing infrastructure self-sufficiency * Implement technical safeguards against AI-specific risks, including hallucination detection, prompt injection defense, and output validation, in collaboration with AI Governance function * Build audit logging and human-in-the-loop checkpoints into agentic workflows so agent actions remain traceable and reviewable in a regulated environment * Mentor Associate and Senior Associate engineers through code and architecture review * Contribute technical point of view to the team's evolving engineering standards and practices, in partnership with the Executive Director