AI​/ML Engineer

Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 11,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.

Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life:

We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:

• Build the coolest tech for world’s leading brands
• Solve complex problems - and learn new skills
• Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients
• Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience

Experience a community of change makers!

Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.

We are seeking a
Senior AI Engineer
- Agentic Systems
to design, build, deploy, and operate production-grade Agentic AI solutions for enterprise-scale use cases. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience shipping AI agents to production, troubleshooting real-world failures, and building reliable AI services and orchestration frameworks.

• Build, deploy, monitor, and operate scalable Agentic AI systems.
• Design agent orchestration and autonomous/semi-autonomous workflows.
• Develop enterprise tools/skills enabling LLM agents to interact with business systems.
• Build reliable Python-based backend services and integrate with enterprise Java services.
• Troubleshoot production issues and improve system reliability and performance.
• Partner with engineering and business stakeholders to deliver AI solutions from concept to production.

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with proven production delivery.
• Hands-on experience building and deploying Agentic AI / GenAI applications in production.
• Experience with Lang Chain and/or Lang Graph for agent orchestration.
• Experience with Kubernetes or comparable production AI infrastructure.
• Java experience or ability to work within Java-based enterprise service layers.
• Strong understanding of AI system monitoring, debugging, failure modes, and production operations.
• Experience owning AI use cases end-to-end, from requirements through production delivery.
• Ability to clearly explain a shipped Agentic AI system, including architecture, deployment, monitoring, failures, and resolutions.

• Production experience with Lang Graph.
• vLLM or comparable model-serving infrastructure.
• Financial services or other regulated-industry experience.
• Experience delivering enterprise-scale AI solutions with business stakeholders.

The salary?for this position is between$120,000 - $125,000
annually.? Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• [medical insurance]
• [dental insurance]
• [vision insurance]
• [401(k) retirement plan]
• [long-term disability insurance]
• [short-term disability insurance]
• [5 personal days accrued each calendar year. The Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertains to the City/ State]
• [10-15 days of paid vacation time]
• [6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year]
• [Ascendion Learning Management System]