RAG / Azure AI Software Engineer

Are you passionate about building next-generation AI solutions? We’re looking for a skilled engineer to architect and deliver cutting‑edge .NET services and APIs powered by Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Services. In this role, you’ll design advanced retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, craft agentic workflows, and develop Semantic Kernel plugins that push the boundaries of what’s possible with AI. About the Role: Architect and build .NET services and APIs integrating Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Services. Design and implement RAG pipelines using Azure AI Search for hybrid retrieval and grounding. Build agentic workflows with tool/function calling, planning, memory, and safe execution boundaries. Develop Semantic Kernel plugins/skills; configure planners, connectors, and memory stores. Implement observability for AI systems (cost, latency, token usage, quality metrics; App Insights/OpenTelemetry). Partner with product, security, and data teams to align solutions with compliance and business outcomes. Mentor engineers; lead design reviews, write RFCs, and drive engineering excellence. About you: C#/.NET 7/8: Advanced async, streaming, DI, clean architecture, performance tuning. ASP.NET Core: REST APIs, authentication/authorization (OAuth2/OIDC/JWT), caching, resiliency. Azure AI Services: Azure OpenAI: GPT models, embeddings, function calling, streaming responses, cost optimization. Azure AI Search: Indexing, hybrid search (BM25 + vectors), skillsets, enrichers, re‑ranking. Azure AI Studio: Prompt flow orchestration, evaluation pipelines. RAG: Chunking strategies, metadata enrichment, hybrid retrieval, citation fidelity. Agentic AI: Multi‑tool orchestration, planners, memory, error recovery, guardrails. Semantic Kernel (C#): Kernels, semantic/native skills, connectors, planners, memory stores. Azure Infrastructure: App Service, Functions, AKS, Container Apps, API Management, Key Vault. Security & Compliance: PII handling, data residency, auditability, threat modeling basics. Testing & Quality: Unit/integration/contract tests, load tests, CI/CD (Azure DevOps/GitHub). Nice‑to‑Have: Azure Cognitive Services: Document Intelligence, Speech, Vision for multimodal AI. Azure AI Search advanced: Custom scoring profiles, multi‑source ingestion (SharePoint, Blob). Observability for AI quality: hallucination detection, RAG evaluation (RAGAS/rubrics). Front‑end integration: Blazor/React for streaming UX. Knowledge graphs: Neo4j/RDF for advanced retrieval. What’s in it For You? Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2‑3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office‑based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected. 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