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Prompt engineering roles are actively sponsored under the H-1B visa as specialty occupations, typically requiring a bachelor's degree in computer science, linguistics, or a related field. Employers across AI labs, tech companies, and enterprise software firms file LCAs regularly for this title. For detailed occupation requirements, see the O*NET profile.
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Hyundai Capital America (HCA) helps people move forward. Through Hyundai Motor Finance, Genesis Finance, and Kia Finance, we deliver innovative financing, leasing, and insurance solutions to more than 3 million customers and businesses nationwide.
We’re a company driven by growth, innovation, and people. At HCA, you’ll find opportunities to build new skills, expand your career, and make a real impact—while working in a diverse, inclusive, and values‑driven environment. We’re proud to support our communities through volunteerism, philanthropy, and engaged Employee Resource Groups.
If you’re looking for a fast‑paced, collaborative workplace where your ideas matter, join us as we lead the future of financing freedom of movement. Apply today.
WORK MODEL
LI-OnSite (4 days a week)
WHAT YOU WILL DO
The Sr. AI Agent / Prompt Engineer designs, builds, and hardens production grade AI agents that use large language models to reason, invoke tools, retrieve enterprise knowledge, and recover from errors. This role goes beyond prompt writing and owns agent behavior end to end, including prompt systems, tool orchestration, guardrails, evaluation, and reliability in real business workflows. This role will operate independently, partner closely with architecture, product, governance, and UX, and actively drive AI initiatives from prototype through production.
HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
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Agent and Prompt Engineering
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Design, build and deploy multi‑step prompt chains for complex reasoning, planning, tool integration, and error recovery ensuring accuracy, reliability and contextual awareness.
- Author and maintain robust prompt libraries (system prompts, task prompts, tool prompts) with clear structure, constraints, and fallbacks.
- Develop agent workflows using function calling, graph‑based orchestration, or similar agent frameworks.
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Continuously iterate prompts and agent logic to improve accuracy, consistency, and grounded response.
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Tool Use and Integration
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Integrate agents with enterprise tools, APIs, and data sources (e.g. retrieval systems, workflow engines, internal services).
- Define safe tool use patterns, permissions, and auditing strategies in partnership with governance and security teams.
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Partner with data and platform engineers to ensure reliable RAG and agent execution paths.
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Evaluation, Quality, and Reliability
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Define and run offline and online evaluations for agent behavior (task success, tool success, error recovery).
- Diagnose failure modes such as hallucinations, prompt injection, and tool misuse.
-
Partner with QA and Governance to harden agents prior to production release.
-
Cross-Functional Collaboration
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Partner with business teams and product managers to translate business use cases into agent behaviors and integrate AI agents into production systems.
- Ensure optimized design for interaction flows, transparency, and user trust.
- Stay current of emerging AI research trends and recommend practical improvements to the enterprise AI stack.
WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE ROLE
- Minimum 8 years’ progressive experience including 3+ years in applied AI or backend engineering including strong proficiency with Python.
- Experience with agent frameworks (LangChain/LangGraph or similar patterns).
- Experience with AI content generation, chatbots, or automated workflows.
- Experience with multi‑agent coordination, RLHF/RLAIF, or feedback loops preferred.
- Knowledge of safety filters, jailbreak resistance, and red‑team tactics preferred.
- Automotive or financial services industries preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, engineering, or a related field.
- Proven expertise in building AI agents and orchestrating multi-model workflows.
- Deep understanding of prompt design patterns, context management and model behavior tuning.
- Track record of delivering production-grade AI solutions that balance innovation with reliability.
- Technical background, strong analytical skills and a creative mindset to shape AI interactions and improve automated systems.
- Exceptional attention to detail and quality.
- Ability to work autonomously and in a team environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication, including presentation skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to successfully collaborate with cross functional departments.
- Strong orientation toward results coupled with reputation for integrity, creativity and good judgment.
- Must have the ability to challenge, when appropriate, existing practices.
WE TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE
At HCA, we know our success starts with our people. We offer a comprehensive rewards package designed to support your health, financial wellbeing, and life outside of work — so you can bring your best every day.
In addition to competitive pay, our benefits include:
- Hybrid work schedule offering 4 on-site days and 1 remote day per week
- Vehicle benefits designed around your role, including monthly allowances and purchase and lease discounts
- Flexible health coverage with medical, dental, and vision plans, including no cost and low-cost options
- Annual employer HSA contribution to help offset healthcare expenses
- 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting, so you can start building your future from day one
- 100% company paid life and disability insurance for added peace of mind
- Wellbeing programs at no cost to you, including gym benefits and health resources
- Generous parental leave to support growing families
- Paid Volunteer Time Off, plus a company donation to a charity of your choice
At HCA, our benefits are more than perks — they’re part of our commitment to supporting you at work and in life. Learn more about benefits at HCA!
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
Express your interest by submitting an application. Once your application is received, our recruiting team will review your application to see if you meet the basic and preferred qualifications listed on the job description. For more information on our culture, visit our careers page.
OTHER DETAILS
Our Company is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace—because we believe diversity builds stronger teams. We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion or creed, color, national origin, ancestry, caste, citizenship, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, family care or medical leave status, military or veteran status, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided during the application process is requested in good faith and will be used solely in accordance with applicable employment laws.
California Privacy Notice
This notice only applies to our applicants who reside in the State of California.
Privacy Policy provides you with notice, at or before the point of collection, about the categories of personal information to be collected from you, the purposes for which your personal information is collected or used, and whether that information is sold or shared, so that you can exercise meaningful control over our use of your personal information. We are providing this notice to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CCPA”).
If you have any questions about CCPA regarding California residents or HCA team members, please contact the Privacy Team at Privacy2@hcs.com.
Primary Location: United States-California-Irvine
Work Locations: Headquarters 1 3161 Michelson Dr. Ste 1900 Irvine 92612
Job: Enterprise Data Strategy
Job Type: Regular
Overtime Status: Exempt
Schedule: Full-time
Minimum Salary: $132,000.00
Maximum Salary: $204,600.00
Job Posting: Jun 11, 2026
Job Title: Sr. AI Agent / Prompt Engineer
Hyundai Capital America (HCA) helps people move forward. Through Hyundai Motor Finance, Genesis Finance, and Kia Finance, we deliver innovative financing, leasing, and insurance solutions to more than 3 million customers and businesses nationwide.
We’re a company driven by growth, innovation, and people. At HCA, you’ll find opportunities to build new skills, expand your career, and make a real impact—while working in a diverse, inclusive, and values‑driven environment. We’re proud to support our communities through volunteerism, philanthropy, and engaged Employee Resource Groups.
If you’re looking for a fast‑paced, collaborative workplace where your ideas matter, join us as we lead the future of financing freedom of movement. Apply today.
WORK MODEL
LI-OnSite (4 days a week)
WHAT YOU WILL DO
The Sr. AI Agent / Prompt Engineer designs, builds, and hardens production grade AI agents that use large language models to reason, invoke tools, retrieve enterprise knowledge, and recover from errors. This role goes beyond prompt writing and owns agent behavior end to end, including prompt systems, tool orchestration, guardrails, evaluation, and reliability in real business workflows. This role will operate independently, partner closely with architecture, product, governance, and UX, and actively drive AI initiatives from prototype through production.
HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
-
Agent and Prompt Engineering
-
Design, build and deploy multi‑step prompt chains for complex reasoning, planning, tool integration, and error recovery ensuring accuracy, reliability and contextual awareness.
- Author and maintain robust prompt libraries (system prompts, task prompts, tool prompts) with clear structure, constraints, and fallbacks.
- Develop agent workflows using function calling, graph‑based orchestration, or similar agent frameworks.
-
Continuously iterate prompts and agent logic to improve accuracy, consistency, and grounded response.
-
Tool Use and Integration
-
Integrate agents with enterprise tools, APIs, and data sources (e.g. retrieval systems, workflow engines, internal services).
- Define safe tool use patterns, permissions, and auditing strategies in partnership with governance and security teams.
-
Partner with data and platform engineers to ensure reliable RAG and agent execution paths.
-
Evaluation, Quality, and Reliability
-
Define and run offline and online evaluations for agent behavior (task success, tool success, error recovery).
- Diagnose failure modes such as hallucinations, prompt injection, and tool misuse.
-
Partner with QA and Governance to harden agents prior to production release.
-
Cross-Functional Collaboration
-
Partner with business teams and product managers to translate business use cases into agent behaviors and integrate AI agents into production systems.
- Ensure optimized design for interaction flows, transparency, and user trust.
- Stay current of emerging AI research trends and recommend practical improvements to the enterprise AI stack.
WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE ROLE
- Minimum 8 years’ progressive experience including 3+ years in applied AI or backend engineering including strong proficiency with Python.
- Experience with agent frameworks (LangChain/LangGraph or similar patterns).
- Experience with AI content generation, chatbots, or automated workflows.
- Experience with multi‑agent coordination, RLHF/RLAIF, or feedback loops preferred.
- Knowledge of safety filters, jailbreak resistance, and red‑team tactics preferred.
- Automotive or financial services industries preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, engineering, or a related field.
- Proven expertise in building AI agents and orchestrating multi-model workflows.
- Deep understanding of prompt design patterns, context management and model behavior tuning.
- Track record of delivering production-grade AI solutions that balance innovation with reliability.
- Technical background, strong analytical skills and a creative mindset to shape AI interactions and improve automated systems.
- Exceptional attention to detail and quality.
- Ability to work autonomously and in a team environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication, including presentation skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to successfully collaborate with cross functional departments.
- Strong orientation toward results coupled with reputation for integrity, creativity and good judgment.
- Must have the ability to challenge, when appropriate, existing practices.
WE TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE
At HCA, we know our success starts with our people. We offer a comprehensive rewards package designed to support your health, financial wellbeing, and life outside of work — so you can bring your best every day.
In addition to competitive pay, our benefits include:
- Hybrid work schedule offering 4 on-site days and 1 remote day per week
- Vehicle benefits designed around your role, including monthly allowances and purchase and lease discounts
- Flexible health coverage with medical, dental, and vision plans, including no cost and low-cost options
- Annual employer HSA contribution to help offset healthcare expenses
- 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting, so you can start building your future from day one
- 100% company paid life and disability insurance for added peace of mind
- Wellbeing programs at no cost to you, including gym benefits and health resources
- Generous parental leave to support growing families
- Paid Volunteer Time Off, plus a company donation to a charity of your choice
At HCA, our benefits are more than perks — they’re part of our commitment to supporting you at work and in life. Learn more about benefits at HCA!
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
Express your interest by submitting an application. Once your application is received, our recruiting team will review your application to see if you meet the basic and preferred qualifications listed on the job description. For more information on our culture, visit our careers page.
OTHER DETAILS
Our Company is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace—because we believe diversity builds stronger teams. We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion or creed, color, national origin, ancestry, caste, citizenship, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, family care or medical leave status, military or veteran status, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided during the application process is requested in good faith and will be used solely in accordance with applicable employment laws.
California Privacy Notice
This notice only applies to our applicants who reside in the State of California.
Privacy Policy provides you with notice, at or before the point of collection, about the categories of personal information to be collected from you, the purposes for which your personal information is collected or used, and whether that information is sold or shared, so that you can exercise meaningful control over our use of your personal information. We are providing this notice to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CCPA”).
If you have any questions about CCPA regarding California residents or HCA team members, please contact the Privacy Team at Privacy2@hcs.com.
Primary Location: United States-California-Irvine
Work Locations: Headquarters 1 3161 Michelson Dr. Ste 1900 Irvine 92612
Job: Enterprise Data Strategy
Job Type: Regular
Overtime Status: Exempt
Schedule: Full-time
Minimum Salary: $132,000.00
Maximum Salary: $204,600.00
Job Posting: Jun 11, 2026
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Prompt Engineer
Frame your degree field strategically
USCIS approves prompt engineer petitions most reliably when your degree is in computer science, AI, or linguistics. If your degree is in an adjacent field, document how your coursework directly maps to the technical demands of the role.
Target employers with an H-1B filing history
AI labs, cloud platforms, and enterprise software companies file H-1B visa LCAs for prompt engineers regularly. Prioritize employers with a demonstrated sponsorship track record over startups that have never navigated the petition process before.
Get the job description right before filing
USCIS scrutinizes whether prompt engineering qualifies as a specialty occupation. A job description that emphasizes model architecture, fine-tuning, or systems integration is stronger than one focused only on writing prompts or testing outputs.
Understand the H-1B lottery timeline before you apply
H-1B registration opens in March for an October start date. If you need to start work sooner, ask whether the employer is cap-exempt or if an O-1A based on AI research contributions could serve as a faster alternative pathway.
Document specialized skills in your resume
Highlight experience with specific model families, evaluation frameworks, or production deployment. USCIS officers reviewing prompt engineer petitions respond better to evidence of technical depth than to general descriptions of working with large language models.
Ask about cap-exempt sponsorship early
Universities, nonprofit research institutes, and certain affiliated organizations are exempt from the H-1B lottery cap. Prompt engineers placed at these institutions can receive H-1B approval year-round, bypassing the March registration window entirely.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does prompt engineering qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It can, but the petition needs to be built carefully. USCIS requires that the role normally requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field. Prompt engineer positions tied to model development, NLP research, or AI systems integration are stronger candidates than roles focused purely on prompt writing without a required technical degree. The job description and degree field alignment are the two factors that determine approval.
What degree do I need for a sponsored prompt engineer role?
Most employers sponsoring prompt engineers require a bachelor's degree in computer science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, linguistics, or cognitive science. Some roles accept degrees in mathematics or statistics when paired with demonstrated NLP experience. If your degree is in an unrelated field, three years of equivalent work experience can substitute for each year of missing education under USCIS's equivalency rules, though this adds complexity to the petition.
Which types of employers sponsor prompt engineers most often?
AI research labs, large cloud providers, enterprise software companies, and well-funded AI startups are the most active sponsors. Consulting firms embedding AI capabilities into client workflows have also started filing for this title. You can browse currently hiring, sponsorship-open prompt engineer roles on Migrate Mate to identify which employers are actively filing LCAs for this position.
Can I get sponsored as a prompt engineer on an O-1A instead of waiting for the H-1B lottery?
Yes, if you have documented recognition in the AI field. The O-1A requires evidence of extraordinary ability, such as peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, significant open-source contributions, or a high salary relative to peers in the field. It bypasses the lottery entirely and can be filed year-round. Prompt engineers with a research background or notable industry contributions are reasonable candidates for this pathway.
How long does H-1B approval typically take for a prompt engineer role?
Standard processing runs three to six months from petition filing. Premium processing, which costs extra and is paid by the employer in most cases, guarantees a decision within 15 business days. If USCIS issues a Request for Evidence questioning the specialty occupation classification, which happens more frequently for newer job titles like prompt engineer, resolution adds two to four months. Filing with detailed supporting documentation reduces RFE risk significantly.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Prompt Engineer jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.