Full-time Lead AI Engineer, Perficient

We are looking for a Lead AI Engineer to design, develop, and deploy scalable

Generative AI and conversational AI solutions for enterprise environments. This

role leads the implementation of LLM-powered applications, RAG architectures,

multi-agent workflows, and AI-driven APIs, ensuring high standards for security,

reliability, and performance. The ideal candidate brings strong expertise in

Python, GCP, enterprise chatbot development, and AI orchestration frameworks,

along with experience evaluating, optimizing, and monitoring AI solutions.

Working closely with product, engineering, and business stakeholders, the Lead

AI Engineer drives the adoption of innovative AI technologies that deliver

measurable business value.

This role is based on client site in Dallas, TX for 2-3 days per week.

02RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable Generative AI and chatbot solutions for
• production environments, ensuring security, performance, and reliability.
• Build Python-based APIs and agentic workflows using Google ADK, FastAPI,
• LangGraph, Copilot Studio, or similar frameworks.
• Implement and optimize RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) architectures,
• vector databases, and knowledge retrieval systems to improve chatbot accuracy
• and reduce hallucinations.
• Develop and maintain backend services that expose AI capabilities through
• secure, scalable APIs.
• Design agentic AI patterns such as supervisor/orchestrator, fan-in/fan-out,
• retrieval, research, and evaluation workflows.
• Establish observability, monitoring, and evaluation frameworks to measure
• chatbot performance, response quality, and business outcomes.
• Evaluate emerging AI models, tools, and platforms and recommend best
• practices for enterprise adoption.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and business stakeholders in a
• spec-driven development environment.

03QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering, software engineering, or
• solution architecture, including 1+ year focused on Generative AI, LLMs, or
• conversational AI.
• Strong hands-on experience with Python, FastAPI, Google Cloud Platform (GCP),
• and Google ADK.
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise chatbots and agentic AI
• solutions.
• Deep expertise in RAG architectures, knowledge bases, embeddings, and vector
• databases
• Strong understanding of retrieval techniques, including hybrid search,
• semantic search, and BM25.
• Experience building multi-agent and agent orchestration workflows using
• frameworks such as Google ADK, LangGraph, Copilot Studio, or similar.
• Knowledge of AI evaluation methodologies (Evals), including techniques for
• measuring accuracy, grounding, hallucination rates, and response quality.
• Familiarity with API design, integration patterns, observability, resiliency
• mechanisms, and circuit-breaker patterns.
• Experience with Prompt engineering and Meta Prompting
• Experiences with approaches to fine tuning or reinforcement learning
• Understanding of agent memory usage
• Experience with Vector DB
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work
• across engineering, product, and business teams.

04Preferred Experience

• Healthcare, patient engagement, or regulated industry environments.
• Production monitoring and continuous improvement of conversational AI systems
• using real-world interaction data.

05WHAT WE BELIEVE

At Perficient, we promise to challenge, champion, and celebrate our people. You

will experience a unique and collaborative culture that values every voice. Join

our team, and you’ll become part of something truly special.

We believe in developing a workforce that is as diverse and inclusive as the

clients we work with. We’re committed to actively listening, learning, and

acting to further advance our organization, our communities, and our future

leaders… and we’re not done yet.

Perficient, Inc. proudly provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all

employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion,

gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic

information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in

accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Perficient, Inc.

complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in

employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy

applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited

to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves

of absence, compensation, and training. Perficient, Inc. expressly prohibits any

form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender,

sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or

covered veterans. Improper interference with the ability of Perficient, Inc.

employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

Disability Accommodations:

Perficient is committed to providing a barrier-free employment process with

reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and

disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or

accommodation due to a disability, please contact us.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is

removed.

The salary range for this position takes into consideration a variety of

factors, including but not limited to skill sets, level of experience,

applicable office location, training, licensure and certifications, and other

business and organizational needs. The new hire salary range displays the

minimum and maximum salary targets for this position across all US locations,

and the range has not been adjusted for any specific state differentials. It is

not typical for a candidate to be hired at or near the top of the range for

their role, and compensation decisions are dependent on the unique facts and

circumstances regarding each candidate. A reasonable estimate of the current

salary range for this position is $133,600 to $170,600. Please note that the

salary range posted reflects the base salary only and does not include benefits

or any potential variable compensation programs. Information regarding the

benefits available for this position are in our benefits overview

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Disclaimer:  The above statements are not intended to be a complete statement of

job content, rather to act as a guide to the essential functions performed by

the employee assigned to this classification.  Management retains the discretion

to add or change the duties of the position at any time.