Senior Prompt Engineer - AI Space

Please find details for this position below: Client: Banking/Financial Industry Title: Senior Prompt Engineer - AI Space / Senior AI Prompt Engineer Location: Charlotte, NC – Hybrid Roles Duration: 12-24+ Month (s) Extend or Convert based on performances, No C2C Job Details: About this role: Client is seeking a Senior Prompt Engineer to support enterprise AI initiatives by standardizing and optimizing prompt engineering practices across business units. This contingent role is based on site in Charlotte, NC. The core competencies are: Understanding of LLM Behavior • How large language models process tokens, context windows, and temperature settings. • Knowledge of prompt injection risks and mitigation strategies. Prompt Design & Optimization: • Techniques like few-shot prompting, chain-of-thought, role prompting, and zero-shot learning. • Ability to structure prompts for clarity, specificity, and adaptability. Natural Language Processing (NLP) Fundamentals: • Tokenization, embeddings, semantic similarity. • Understanding of text generation, summarization, and classification. Critical Thinking & Creativity: • Ability to break down complex tasks into smaller steps. • Crafting prompts that balance constraints and flexibility. Evaluation & Iteration: • Designing A/B tests for prompt performance. • Using metrics like BLEU, ROUGE, or human evaluation for quality. Ethics & Safety: • Awareness of bias, fairness, and responsible AI principles. • Techniques for avoiding harmful or sensitive outputs. · Basic Programming Skills: • Python for automation and API integration. • Familiarity with JSON for structured outputs. Required Qualifications: • 3+ years of experience in AI/ML, NLP, or related fields, with hands-on exposure to Generative AI systems. • Strong understanding of LLMs, prompt-response dynamics, and model limitations. • Proficiency with platforms like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Vertex AI, or similar. • Excellent analytical and communication skills to bridge technical and non-technical teams. • Ability to document and standardize processes for scalability. Preferred Qualifications: • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Data Science, Linguistics, or related discipline. • Experience with advanced prompt techniques (e.g., chaining, RAG, context injection). • Familiarity with enterprise AI governance frameworks and risk mitigation strategies. • Prior experience in regulated industries such as finance or healthcare. EEO: Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.