Gen AI Tech Lead (Westlake, TX - Onsite)

Gen AI Tech Lead (Westlake, TX - Onsite)

We are looking to hire a candidate with the skills sets mentioned and experience for one of our clients within the financial services company. This is a Onsite role in Westlake, TX. 

*Candidates who are US Citizens are eligible to work on W2 highly preferred. No visa sponsorship or transfers are available at this time.

Job Overview:

We are seeking a Generative AI Tech Lead to spearhead the design, development, and deployment of innovative AI solutions leveraging large language models (LLMs) and generative AI technologies. This role requires a deep understanding of foundational AI models, strong engineering skills, and hands-on experience building production-grade GenAI applications in enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Execution:

• Architect, design, and fine-tune generative AI models including LLMs (e.g., GPT, LLaMA, Claude).


• Evaluate, integrate, and optimize third-party foundational models and APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Azure OpenAI).


• Build scalable and secure pipelines for data ingestion, model training, evaluation, and deployment.


• Lead development of GenAI applications using cloud platforms such as AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI Services, and Microsoft Copilot (GitHub Copilot).


• Apply prompt engineering techniques, fine-tuning, and model optimization strategies to improve model performance.


• Leverage Python and industry-standard AI/ML frameworks to implement robust AI solutions.

Innovation & R&D:

• Stay abreast of emerging trends and research in generative AI, LLMs, multimodal models, and MLOps.


• Drive experimentation with new modeling techniques, prompt strategies, and domain-specific adaptations.


• Develop internal AI tools, copilots, and intelligent agents to enhance employee productivity and customer engagement.

Governance & Ethics:

• Ensure AI implementations are transparent, explainable, and aligned with ethical standards and data privacy regulations.


• Implement monitoring systems for tracking model drift, performance, and real-time user feedback in production environments.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or related field (Ph.D. preferred).


• 10+ years of professional experience in AI/ML, with at least 3+ years focused on Generative AI or LLM-centric projects.


• Strong hands-on experience with ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow), LLM architectures (e.g., GPT, BERT), and cloud AI platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).


• In-depth knowledge of transformer models, embedding techniques, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), prompt engineering, and model fine-tuning.


• Proven experience delivering GenAI solutions in enterprise or production settings.


• Experience with IBM Loopback framework is a plus.

Other Job Specifications:

• Applicants must be U.S. citizens. No visa sponsorship or transfers are available at this time.


• Employment Type: W2 only. NO C2C, NO 1099.


• Contracting Period:  Long term. 


• Job Location: Westlake, TX


• Contract Rate: $60/hr. on W2.


• Interview Process: Phone/Video/In-person Interviews.