KeyBank

Lead AI Engineer

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1 month ago
Remote, United States +8 moreStaff+

Base Salary

$96k - $181k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop AI-powered IVR, voice bot, conversational AI, and agentic AI solutions.
  • Architect, code, integrate, test, evaluate, optimize, deploy, and support AI-driven applications and services.
  • Build Node.js and TypeScript microservices for cloud-native, low-latency voice experiences.
  • Develop prompts, workflows, orchestration strategies, AI agents, and multi-agent solutions using Gemini, LangGraph, and LangChain.
  • Support call routing, self-service, agent handoffs, voice flows, containment, and escalation scenarios.
  • Provide technical mentorship and code review while establishing engineering practices for testing, deployment, observability, resiliency, and production readiness.
  • Apply SRE principles and ensure compliance with security and regulatory requirements, including PII and PCI considerations.

Requirements

  • At least 4 years of software engineering experience, including at least 2 years as a Lead AI Engineer, Lead Engineer, Principal Engineer, or comparable senior technical contributor.
  • Strong hands-on experience building and deploying AI-powered applications and services.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Node.js and TypeScript.
  • Proven experience designing and delivering cloud-native solutions on Google Cloud Platform.
  • Experience integrating LLMs, conversational AI platforms, and agentic AI frameworks.
  • Understanding of microservices architecture, APIs, and distributed systems.
  • Hands-on Kubernetes experience, including GKE cluster setup and platform operations.
  • Experience with IVR, voice bots, conversational AI, or contact center technologies.
  • Strong collaboration, communication, technical judgment, and problem-solving skills.
  • Preferred experience with Gemini, LangGraph, LangChain, AI agents, orchestration workflows, multi-agent solutions, regulated or financial services environments, CI/CD pipelines, containerization, infrastructure as code, and enterprise-scale Agile delivery.
  • Preferred experience with AI-assisted coding tools, prompts, and agent-driven workflows through Agentic Vibe Coding.

Benefits

  • The role prioritizes in-office presence while providing flexible mobile-work options when the work can be performed effectively in that environment.
  • The position is eligible for incentive compensation, which may include production, commission, or discretionary incentives.
  • Benefits are available according to KeyBank eligibility guidelines.
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