Senior AI Agent Developer

At MCI we are committed to fostering an environment where professionals can build meaningful careers, access continuous learning and development opportunities and contribute to the success of a globally expanding, industry-leading organization.  

We are seeking a Senior AI Agent Developer to lead the design, development, and deployment of enterprise-scale AI agent ecosystems. This role focuses on creating sophisticated AI agents capable of autonomous decision-making, workflow orchestration, and business process automation.

The successful candidate will provide technical leadership while helping shape the organization's AI automation strategy and best practices.

To be considered for this role, you must complete a full application on our company careers page, including all screening questions and a brief pre-employment test.

Key Responsibilities:

AI Agent Architecture & Development

• Lead the design and implementation of advanced AI agent solutions.
• Architect scalable agent-based systems and frameworks.
• Develop autonomous workflows and decision-making capabilities.
• Design multi-agent collaboration and orchestration models.
• Establish development standards and best practices.

Enterprise Integration & Automation

• Enable AI agents to operate effectively across enterprise environments.
• Integrate agents with business applications, APIs, and databases.
• Design workflow automation solutions that improve efficiency.
• Support enterprise transformation and automation initiatives.
• Develop reusable tools and agent capabilities.

Operational Excellence & Optimization

• Ensure AI agents perform reliably at scale.
• Monitor agent performance and operational metrics.
• Conduct testing, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.
• Improve reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Support deployment and production operations.

Governance, Security & Risk Management

• Implement responsible controls for enterprise AI agents.
• Ensure compliance with security and governance requirements.
• Assess risks associated with autonomous systems.
• Develop monitoring and audit capabilities.
• Support responsible AI deployment practices.

Leadership & Innovation

• Provide technical leadership and contribute to AI strategy.
• Mentor junior developers and engineers.
• Evaluate emerging AI agent technologies and frameworks.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to organizational AI standards and roadmaps.

WONDER IF YOU ARE A GOOD FIT FOR THIS POSITION?

All positive, and driven applicants are encouraged to apply. The Ideal candidates for this position are highly motivated and dedicated and should possess the below qualities:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of software engineering experience.
• Proven experience developing AI agents, intelligent automation solutions, or AI-powered applications.
• Advanced Python programming and software architecture skills.
• Experience working with Large Language Models and Generative AI technologies.
• Strong understanding of agent orchestration, planning, reasoning, and memory systems.
• Experience integrating enterprise applications, APIs, and cloud services.
• Ability to design scalable, secure, and maintainable AI architectures.
• Experience mentoring developers and leading technical initiatives.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Experience operating within Agile software development environments.

Nice to Have

• Experience with CrewAI, LangGraph, AutoGen, OpenAI Agents, or similar frameworks.
• Experience implementing Retrieval-Augmented Generation solutions.
• Knowledge of vector databases and semantic search technologies.
• Experience with workflow orchestration and automation platforms.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-native deployments.
• Knowledge of AI governance and responsible AI practices.
• Experience building multi-agent systems.
• Advanced AI or cloud certifications.

This job operates in a professional office environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be largely sedentary and will be required to sit/stand for long periods while using a computer and telephone headset. The employee will be regularly required to operate a computer and other office equipment, including a phone, copier, and printer. The employee may occasionally be required to move about the office to accomplish tasks; reach in any direction; raise or lower objects, move objects from place to place, hold onto objects, and move or exert force up to forty (40) pounds.

All MCI Locations

• Must be authorized to work in the country where the job is based.

Subject to the program and location of the position

• Must be willing to submit up to a LEVEL II background and/or security investigation with a fingerprint.  Job offers are contingent on background/security investigation results.
• Must be willing to submit to drug screening.  Job offers are contingent on drug screening results. (Does not apply in Canada)

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it is the policy of MCI and its affiliates to provide reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability unless such accommodations would cause undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment. If reasonable accommodations are needed, please contact Human Resources.

At MCI and its subsidiaries, we embrace differences and believe diversity is a benefit to our employees, our company, our customers, and our community.  All aspects of employment at MCI are based solely on a person's merit and qualifications.  MCI maintains a work environment free from discrimination, one where employees are treated with dignity and respect. All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling MCI's commitment to a diverse and equal opportunity work environment.

MCI does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.  MCI will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with local and federal requirements.

MCI will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.  We adhere to these principles in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, benefits, social and recreational programs, and discipline. In addition, it is the policy of MCI to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances where an employee works.

MCI helps customers take on their CX and DX challenges differently, creating industry-leading solutions that deliver exceptional experiences and drive optimal performance. MCI assists companies with business process outsourcing, staff augmentation, contact center customer services, and IT Services needs by providing general and specialized hosting, software, staff, and services.

In 2019, Marlowe Companies Inc. (MCI) was named by Inc. Magazine as Iowa’s Fastest Growing Company in the State of Iowa and was named the 452nd Fastest Growing Privately Company in the USA, making the coveted top 500 for the first time. MCI’s subsidiaries had previously made Inc. Magazine's List of Fastest-Growing Companies 15 times, respectively. MCI has ten business process outsourcing service delivery facilities in Georgia, Florida, Texas, New Mexico, California, Kansas, Nova Scotia, South Africa, and the Philippines.

Driving modernization through digitalization, MCI ensures clients do more for less. MCI is the holding company for a diverse lineup of tech-enabled business services operating companies. MCI organically grows, acquires, and operates companies that have synergistic products and services portfolios, including but not limited to Automated Contact Center Solutions (ACCS), customer contact management, IT Services (IT Schedule 70), and Temporary and Administrative Professional Staffing (TAPS Schedule 736), Business Process Management (BPM), Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Claims Processing, Collections, Customer Experience Provider (CXP), Customer Service, Digital Experience Provider (DXP), Account Receivables Management (ARM), Application Software Development, Managed Services, and Technology Services, to mid-market, Federal & enterprise partners. MCI now employs 10,000+ talented individuals with 150+ diverse North American client partners across the following MCI brands: MCI BPO, MCI BPOaaS, MarketForce,  GravisApps, Gravis Marketing, MarchEast, Mass Markets, MCI Federal Services (MFS), OnBrand24, The Sydney Call Center, Valor Intelligent Processing (VIP), BYC Aqua, EastWest BPO, TeleTechnology, and Vinculum.

The purpose of the above job description is to provide potential candidates with a general overview of the role. It's not an all-inclusive list of the duties, responsibilities, skills, and qualifications required for the job.  You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. You will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in this job description.

The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.