About the role

What will you do at Acosta?

The Senior AI Engineer / Agent Development Lead will expand Acosta Group’s

hands-on engineering capacity for AI agents, copilots, workflow automations,

integrations, reusable components, and deployment support. This role will work

under the direction of AI Architecture and AI Solutions Delivery leadership to

build high-quality, reusable AI capabilities that support priority enterprise

programs and BU/function use cases.

The role supports the AI CoE operating model of central guardrails, federated

execution, and portfolio-driven scaling by enabling parallel delivery, reducing

bottlenecks, strengthening internal AI engineering capability, and helping

Acosta Group scale agentic AI and workflow automation responsibly.

Acosta Group is a collective uniting the most trusted retail, marketing, and

foodservice agencies—Acosta, ActionLink, CORE Foodservice, CROSSMARK, Mosaic,

Premium Retail Services, and Product Connections. Together, we connect consumers

with the brands they love through omnichannel selling, merchandising, brand

advocacy, and integrated marketing.

We recognize our associates are the foundation of our success. That’s why we

prioritize your growth, development, and well-being to help you reach your full

potential. With programs designed to support a fulfilling work-life balance, we

offer opportunities that fit your lifestyle and ambitions—whether you’re looking

for part-time flexibility or full-time career advancement.

Ready for a career path that’s as unique as you? Discover your path at Acosta

Group!

Acosta Group is an equal opportunity employer and will ensure that applicants

with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If reasonable

accommodation is needed, please contact [email protected]. Be sure to include

"Applicant Accommodation" in the subject of your email to expedite the request.

Acosta Group believes in good faith that the minimum and maximum annual salary

or hourly compensation range for this opportunity is accurate and reasonable at

the time of posting.

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Which skills does this role require?

AI engineeringAgentic AIWorkflow automationGenAILLMsPrompt engineeringRAG solutionsAPI integrationPythonMicrosoft Copilot StudioAzure AI FoundryLangChainLangGraphSoftware engineeringCloud engineeringData engineeringAI EngineeringWorkflow AutomationPrompt EngineeringRAGAPICloud EngineeringSemantic KernelAutoGenCrewAILlamaIndexOpenAI Agents SDKMachine LearningEnterprise IntegrationSoftware EngineeringData EngineeringAutomationMulti-step reasoningHuman-in-the-loopOperational monitoringLow-codeNo-codeSystem architectureTechnical documentation

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