Agentic AI Engineer

Now Hiring: Agentic AI Engineer Sacramento, CA (onsite or local candidates only) Employment Type: W2 contract through Ledgent Technology Ledgent Technology is hiring an experienced Agentic AI Engineer to design and deliver next-generation AI solutions in a healthcare payer environment. This is a high-impact role focused on building production-grade AI agents that drive automation, decision-making, and operational efficiency across the business. Important Requirements • Must be local to the Sacramento area • Must be able to work on a W2 basis through Ledgent Technology • No relocation assistance available • No third-party submissions or partnerships • No referral fee offered What You'll Do • Own and manage the full Agent Development Lifecycle from concept through production support • Design and build enterprise-grade AI agents and GenAI applications with a focus on orchestration, RAG, workflow automation, and personalized assistance • Develop scalable and secure AI solutions using tools such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, or Semantic Kernel • Optimize prompts, context management, and evaluation frameworks to improve AI output quality and adoption • Partner with product, clinical, compliance, and data teams to deliver measurable outcomes in HIPAA-compliant environments • Integrate structured and unstructured data sources across multiple systems • Conduct testing across functional, integration, and scenario layers • Support production systems including troubleshooting, monitoring, and performance tuning • Document architectures, workflows, and technical designs • Drive continuous improvement across AI tools, workflows, and engineering standards Required Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience delivering scalable applications using .NET, Node.js, or Python • 3+ years of experience building user-facing applications with React or similar frontend frameworks • Proven experience integrating AI and ML into production systems using modern frameworks and agent-based architectures • Hands-on experience with RAG pipelines, embeddings-based retrieval, AI agents, or advanced conversational interfaces • Strong skills in prompt engineering, model selection, and context management • Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, Replit, or similar • Solid understanding of AI system evaluation, observability, reliability, and guardrails • Experience building autonomous or semi-autonomous agents with workflow orchestration, tool usage, and memory • Familiarity with APIs, microservices, and distributed systems • Experience with SQL and relational databases • Experience using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and Docker • Understanding of data privacy, security, and regulatory requirements Key Traits for Success • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills • Ability to translate business needs into scalable AI solutions • Comfortable collaborating across technical and non-technical teams • Passion for building impactful AI-driven systems If you are a hands-on AI engineer ready to build and scale agentic systems in a complex enterprise environment, we would like to connect. Required Work Hours Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Benefits The position offers a competitive salary with a pay range from $62.50 to $81.70 per hour, commensurate with experience and qualifications. Additional Details Max Pay is $81.70 per hour. Min Pay is $62.50 per hour. Desired Skills and Experience Minimum 3 years of experience building user-facing applications using modern frontend frameworks such as React including development of responsive, accessible, and API-integrated user interfaces. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance.