AI Agentic Engineer; Hybrid

AI Agentic Engineer

We're hiring an AI Agentic Engineer in Columbia, SC. This role offers a hybrid schedule, with onsite work required Tuesday through Thursday.

Work Authorization: U.S. citizens and Green Card holders only. Sponsorship is not available for this role; no C2C or third-party candidates. Candidates must be able to work on our W2.

• 8 years of application development, systems testing, or other job-related experience
• 3–6 years of hands-on experience in artificial intelligence, machine learning, or related fields
• Deep hands-on experience in Python for AI/ML development
• Understanding of end-to-end full Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) implementation
• Knowledge of frameworks like Lang Chain and Lang Graph
• Proven experience developing generative AI or AI/ML solutions from use case conceptualization to production deployment
• Strong understanding of cloud environments (AWS preferred), LLM hosting, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and Kubernetes
• Knowledge of agentic/autonomous systems (e.g., reasoning, planning, tool use)
• Tech stack:
  Python, JavaScript/Type Script, AI tools and libraries, AI models (Claude, OpenAI), API design

• Design and deploy advanced AI agents to establish a core competency in agentic AI systems
• Build foundational frameworks for future AI use cases across the organization
• Engage in hands-on coding, architectural design, and research
• Integrate agentic AI systems with backend services and deploy them using CI/CD pipelines
• Research and test new agentic models and frameworks
• Monitor agent behavior in production
• Collaborate with data scientists and business stakeholders to refine requirements and ensure ethical deployment of AI solutions

Preferred

Skills:

• Proficiency in Python development and FastAPI/Flask frameworks, along with SQL
• Familiarity with agentic AI frameworks and concepts, such as Lang Chain, Lang Graph, Auto Gen, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Chain of Thought prompting, knowledge stores, and embeddings
• Experience developing autonomous agents using cloud-based AI services
• Experience with prompt engineering techniques and model fine-tuning
• Strong understanding of reinforcement learning, planning algorithms, and multi-agent systems
• Experience working across cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and deploying AI solutions at scale

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or other job-related degree or 4 years relevant experience or associate degree with 2 years relevant experience

The hourly rate for this position is $69.23.

TM Floyd & Company is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.

We offer a generous array of benefits, depending on the length of assignment. We also offer a referral bonus of up to $1,000. Ask us for more details!

TM Floyd & Company participates in E-VERIFY. AAP, EEO