AI Application Engineer, Artificial Intelligence Office - Travel Development Department
Core
Design, develop, and operate autonomous generative AI agents to support end users and accommodation partners in travel search, booking, and customer support.
Role type
Senior AI Application Engineer (Generative AI Agents)
Builds
Autonomous AI agents and agent orchestration platforms for Rakuten Travel
Domain
Online Travel Agency (OTA) / Generative AI / LLMs
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Generative AI agent development, LLM API integration, Model Context Protocol (MCP), RAG architecture design, automated evaluation frameworks, A/B testing, CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure management
Preferred skills
Context engineering, cross-functional team leadership, DevOps/LLMOps practices, GCP experience
Technologies
OpenAI Agent SDK, Google ADK, OpenAI, Vertex AI, Azure OpenAI, Docker, MCP
Responsibilities
Design and develop AI agents for search, booking, and customer support; define functional requirements based on business needs; implement and improve AI agent platforms using LLM APIs; design context management via knowledge bases and RAG; build automated evaluation and test cases; own deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting in production; establish development processes and provide technical leadership
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with project leadership