Applied AI Engineer II

Microsoft

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Redmond, WA · Atlanta, GA Posted 10 days ago

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TL;DR

As a Senior AI Service Architect on the ACES team, you will translate product specifications into scalable service architectures, focusing on agent workflows, data source integrations, and cost-effective model deployments. Your daily tasks include developing LLM-based solutions with prompt engineering and RAG pipeline design, building evaluation systems for agent correctness and safety, and deploying services using CI/CD pipelines while ensuring full production observability. You will work in C# and Python, implementing secure service patterns such as RBAC and secrets management, and integrating agents with Azure data sources to provide real-time signals. This role requires experience in low-code application development, AI solution management, programming, and CI/CD pipelines, along with a commitment to Responsible AI practices for safe, fair, and compliant outputs.

Skills

Python C# CI/CD Terraform Azure RBAC Managed Identities Secrets Management Prometheus Grafana Docker Kubernetes PostgreSQL LLM Prompt Engineering RAG Responsible AI Test-Driven Development Feature Flags Staged Rollouts

What you'll do

  • Translate product specs into AI service architectures, integrating data sources and designing scalable workflows.
  • Develop LLM-based solutions through prompt engineering, model selection, and cost optimization.
  • Build evaluation systems to validate agent correctness and safety before deployment.
  • Write production-quality code in C# and Python using test-driven development practices.
  • Deploy services with CI/CD pipelines, ensuring full observability for monitoring and tracing.
  • Implement secure service patterns including RBAC, Managed Identities, and secrets management.
  • Integrate agents with Azure data sources to ensure real-time signal grounding.

What we're looking for

  • 2+ years of experience in low-code application development or equivalent
  • Proficient in C# and Python with test-driven development practices
  • Expertise in designing and optimizing LLM-based solutions and RAG pipelines
  • Experience managing AI solutions, including chatbots and prompt engineering
  • Strong background in CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and production observability
  • Knowledge of secure service patterns, RBAC, Managed Identities, and secrets management
  • Bachelor's Degree required

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This listing doesn't show a salary. Similar roles on FindRole typically pay $152,000–$234,800.

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$152,000$234,800

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$159,750$246,150

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About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing

Microsoft currently has 451 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 417 roles with salary data.

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