Senior Generative AI / Python Engineer

Job overview

The Senior Generative AI / Python Engineer role is onsite in Aurora, IL. Compensation is not specified. The engineer collaborates with platform, data, service, product, and engineering teams to deliver production-ready generative AI capabilities. The role builds Python-based LLM applications and agent workflows, converting natural-language requests into structured query payloads and integrating semantic search and vector retrieval. It also develops APIs, orchestration, validation, evaluation, and regression testing to support reliable production systems.

What you'll do

• Build and enhance LLM-powered agentic applications in Python
• develop intent classification, agent workflows, and extraction pipelines
• convert user utterances into structured JSON query payloads
• integrate semantic search and vector retrieval
• design and consume FastAPI microservices
• implement asynchronous orchestration
• develop prompts, structured-output enforcement, validation, function calling, tool use, and guardrails
• build evaluation and regression test frameworks
• collaborate across platform, data, service, and product teams
• document technical designs and participate in reviews.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior generative ai engineer

python

llm applications

ai agents

fastapi

rag

vector search

semantic search

async python

sql

aurora il

q1 technologies

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires 5 years of advanced Python development and 1.5 years building production GenAI/LLM applications. Relevant tools and methods include pytest, Docker, FastAPI, agent frameworks, RAG, vector search, SQL, and cloud platforms.

About the employer

Q1 Technologies, Inc is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology). Sector: 54.