AI Developer - Azure

Senior Engineer, Dev/Principal Engineer Dev - AI Core Services Development – Cambridge Hybrid We are looking for an expert AI Developer to build innovative, standards-compliant, secure and production-grade AI capabilities for a Core AI Services team in Cambridge. You’ll help design, develop, and scale AI-enabling platform services and public APIs that are secure, reliable, and cloud-native. Key Responsibilities: • Build scalable, fault-tolerant cloud-native services on Microsoft Azure • Develop secure, well-documented public APIs and SDKs • Deliver end-to-end solutions across data pipelines, orchestration, and service APIs. • Embed robust security controls and ensure secure access to AI services. • Design reviews, code reviews, and architectural discussions to ensure engineering excellence. • Create AI solutions, including AI model deployment, training, and AI tooling development. AI & Cloud Expertise • Experience working with Large Language Models (LLMs) • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), agent orchestration, prompt engineering, and tool calling. • AI standards like Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent2Agent (A2A). • ML algorithms (regression, classification, clustering, deep learning) • Knowledge of AI ethics and regulations (e.g., NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act) • Fluent in developing code using AI Tools such as GitHub Copilot • Prompt engineering to carry out multiple development tasks. • AI orchestration, (AI Foundry and/or Semantic Kernel) • Automated testing and evaluation of AI outputs is a plus • Python and AI frameworks / tools such as PyTorch and TensorFlow. Core Skills and Qualifications: • Platform or cloud-native service development using Microsoft and .NET technologies. • Microsoft Azure and PaaS services (e.g. Azure Functions, AKS, API Management). • RESTful API design, versioning, testing, and lifecycle management. • Securing APIs, managing authentication/authorization and data privacy practices. • Agile teams and collaborating across global R&D locations • Ability to mentor junior team members • Experience with AI frameworks, tools and Python