Senior Azure AI Software Engineer
About The Position
Seeking a Senior Azure AI Software Engineer contractor to help develop and harden a production Azure-based AI document auditing platform. This is not a greenfield prototype, and we need someone who has shipped production Microsoft/Azure systems and can contribute hands-on across backend engineering, AI workflow reliability, and operational hardening. The current platform includes Python services running on Azure Functions, Durable Functions, and Durable Task Scheduler; Azure AI Foundry / Microsoft Agent Framework; SharePoint and Microsoft Graph ingestion workflows; Azure Service Bus; Blob Storage; and SQL Server. Core responsibilities include: •Extending and maintaining event-driven Azure Functions workflows for document ingestion and AI processing •Improving orchestration reliability, AI agent behavior and lifecycle management, evaluation quality, and production observability •Working with SharePoint / Microsoft Graph integrations, queue-based processing, APIs, and reporting/export flows •Partnering closely with me as lead engineer on technical implementation •Participating in stakeholder check-ins and providing clear updates on progress •Adding and maintaining tests, logging, error handling, and operational documentation The project is entirely within the Microsoft Azure stack, utilizing tools like AI Foundry (Microsoft Agent Framework), Document Intelligence/Content Understanding, and requires strong Python skills.
Requirements
- Azure
- Python
- CI/CD
- Azure AI Foundry
- Microsoft Agent Framework
- Azure OpenAI
- Azure Document Intelligence
- azure functions
Responsibilities
- Extending and maintaining event-driven Azure Functions workflows for document ingestion and AI processing
- Improving orchestration reliability, AI agent behavior and lifecycle management, evaluation quality, and production observability
- Working with SharePoint / Microsoft Graph integrations, queue-based processing, APIs, and reporting/export flows
- Partnering closely with me as lead engineer on technical implementation
- Participating in stakeholder check-ins and providing clear updates on progress
- Adding and maintaining tests, logging, error handling, and operational documentation
Benefits
- Medical, dental & vision
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
- Short and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
