Software Engineer 2 (Gen AI, LLM, RAG)

U.S. Bank•Irving, TX

21h•$105,400 - $124,000•Hybrid

About The Position

At U.S. Bank, the Software Engineer 2 is responsible for analyzing, designing, testing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software experiences. The role calls for a self-motivated engineer who collaborates across teams and the organization, takes responsibility for software artifacts, and follows bank standards to minimize customer impact. The engineer works within the agile software development lifecycle and applies DevOps principles. The position includes full-stack ownership of products, from design and development through testing, operation, and maintenance. The engineer creates production-ready, testable software and considers scalability, reliability, and performance in technical designs. The role also contributes to operational improvements, code quality, security and compliance, software reliability, and the bank’s technology transformation. The position focuses on AI and generative AI applications, including LLMs, RAG, embedding models, and prompt engineering. It requires working from a U.S. Bank location three or more days per week.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
Three to five years of relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing and deploying AI or generative AI applications using LLMs, RAG, embedding models, and prompt engineering.
Hands-on experience with agentic AI frameworks, including LangChain and LangGraph.
Experience integrating Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Services, AWS Bedrock, and other AI/LLM platforms into enterprise applications.
Strong programming experience with Java, Python, Spring Boot, FastAPI, and Node.js.
Ability to build and consume REST APIs, GraphQL services, and microservices architectures.
Experience with vector databases, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB for AI-driven and data-intensive solutions.
Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, GitHub, and modern DevOps practices.
Experience using GitHub Copilot and other AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity, code quality, and testing automation.
Familiarity with Agile methodologies, code reviews, technical documentation, and software engineering best practices.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, operate, and maintain products.
Take full-stack ownership by consistently writing production-ready and testable code.
Create optimal designs that follow architectural best practices and account for scalability, reliability, and performance.
Analyze failures, propose design changes, and encourage operational improvements.
Make design and coding decisions with the customer experience in mind.
Apply feedback from code reviews and make changes to meet standards.
Conduct code reviews and provide guidance on engineering best practices and development procedures.
Ensure product development follows compliance and security best practices.
Apply software reliability engineering standards in development practices.
Embrace emerging technologies and contribute to best practices supporting the bank’s technology transformation.
Contribute to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Critically review, prioritize, and size tasks for incremental delivery, and communicate blockers and delays before escalation.

Benefits

Healthcare coverage, including medical, dental, and vision.
Basic term and optional term life insurance.
Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
Pregnancy disability and parental leave.
401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan.
Paid vacation of two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure.
Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities.
Adoption assistance.
Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 hours worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law.
Comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase, 401(k) contribution, and pension, subject to eligibility requirements.