AI agent Engineer/Architect

Employment Type:

Contract

Client:

Financial

Co.

City:

Chicago

State:

IL

Status:

Accepting Candidates

Description:

Engagement Model

On-site presence : Roughly 20 hours per week , ideally across 3 days, in Chicago (primary) or New York (secondary) .

Pair programming model : The consultant must work side-by-side with internal squads, teaching while building. Remote work alone is not acceptable—onsite collaboration ensures accountability and prevents the team from offloading everything.

Core Role

An "agentic AI expert" with real production experience building and deploying agents using LangGraph, LangChain, or an equivalent agent framework (not just low-code tools like ChatGPT plug-ins or Copilot Studio).

This person should already know the pitfalls and best practices of agentic architectures (e.g., how to structure agent communication and avoid common loops/failures).

Deliverables & Expectations

Quick impact is critical : tangible progress and agents in production within the first month.

If the consultant is strong, Derek will extend beyond the initial term and even consider full-time conversion.

If there's no value delivery, he will end the contract early.

Environment & Support

Infrastructure readiness already has AI infrastructure, chatbots, and security in place. The gap is expertise , not tooling.

Team size : About 30 people in each location (NY or Chicago) who will collaborate with the consultant.

Budget : Top-of-market rates are approved, so compensation won't be a blocker.

Provides subject matter expertise in the requested technology or application. Assists client in implementing, upgrading or optimizing specific technology. Utilizes professional expertise to perform analysis, project management and/or development activities with technology. Requires demonstrated subject matter expertise in the specified technical area.