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Company: American Express

Role: AI Engineer III - Agentic AI

Location: New York, NY, United States, Phoenix, AZ, United States, Charlotte, NC, United States, Palo Alto, CA, United States, Sunrise, FL, United States (Remote)

Experience:

4+ years of professional software engineering experience
Some hands-on experience building or contributing to AI-powered features, LLM-based applications, or applied ML systems

Key Skills:

Python
Go
TypeScript
AWS
GCP
Kubernetes
REST
gRPC
Kafka
LLMs
Agentic AI
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
Vector storage
Schema validation

Qualification:

Solid engineering fundamentals in at least one backend language (Python, Go, or TypeScript)
Familiarity with APIs, basic cloud concepts, and modern development practices

Role Focus:

Contribute to the design and implementation of LLM-powered and agentic product features
Build and extend agentic AI workflows
Help implement and maintain retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines
Contribute to shared AI infrastructure
Participate in operating AI systems in production
Collaborate closely with product and design partners

Nice to have:

Exposure to LLM tooling, prompt engineering, RAG, or agent frameworks
Internship or early-career experience in fintech or other regulated environments
Contributions to open-source projects, hackathons, or side projects related to AI or developer tooling

Other:

Competitive base salaries
Bonus incentives
6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements
20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents
Free access to global on-site wellness centers
Free and confidential counseling support through Healthy Minds program
Career development and training opportunities

AI Engineer III - Agentic AI

Skills Required

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