Sr. LLM Application Engineer (AI Agents)
Tencent · US-California-Palo Alto, United States
About this role
Business Unit What the Role Entails Platform Architecture Design: Lead the design and development of Agent-native platforms tailored for R&D availability, environment governance, and AIOps; drive the implementation of generative AI technologies to solve complex engineering challenges. Knowledge Engineering: Build and maintain enterprise-grade vertical domain knowledge bases; implement advanced retrieval and integration strategies to empower intelligent agents with specialized domain expertise. AI Capability Center: Integrate Large Language Model (LLM) capabilities with internal toolchains and standardized APIs; encapsulate these into reusable intelligent components to establish a centralized AI capability hub, boosting overall R&D and operational efficiency
Who We Look For Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, AI, Software Engineering, or a related field. Core Experience: Proven experience in LLM application development, with a strong track record in AI Agent architecture or RAG system optimization. Technical Expertise: Deep understanding of AI Agent paradigms, RAG optimization, and standardized tool-use protocols; familiar with the entire pipeline from data processing and vectorization to intelligent generation
Professionalism: Passionate about driving business efficiency through AI; excellent autonomous learning skills, logical thinking, and cross-functional collaboration capabilities. Preferred Qualifications Domain Knowledge: Background in Cloud Computing, IaaS/PaaS, DevOps automation, or AI-driven R&D efficiency. Collaborative Design: Familiar with Multi-Agent System (MAS) design and standardized agent-to-agent communication protocols/orchestration frameworks
Community Contribution: Active contributor to open-source AI projects or a track record of high-quality technical publications in AI engineering. Production Experience: Proven experience in leading or playing a key role in deploying production-grade AI Agent systems. Location State
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