Senior AI Engineer with 6+ years of experience

Overview

We are seeking a Senior AI Engineer / AI Developer with strong hands-on experience in Python and Azure AI Services to build and enhance an AI-driven compliance platform supporting investment and tax-related workflows. The role focuses on designing and developing AI-powered solutions that ingest, classify, extract, standardize, and process client data through orchestrated workflows. This is an individual contributor role requiring strong coding, problem-solving, and solution delivery skills within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. Key Responsibilities - Design, develop, and implement AI-powered compliance solutions using Python and Azure services. - Build data ingestion and transformation pipelines to process client information. - Develop workflows to classify, extract, standardize, and enrich data using Azure AI services. - Implement and maintain Azure Functions for event-driven and serverless processing. - Integrate AI services and business workflows with downstream compliance systems. - Map client data to standardized internal schemas and data models. - Develop REST APIs, microservices, and workflow orchestrations to support end-to-end processing. - Ensure high-quality code through testing, debugging, optimization, and code reviews. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams including architects, AI engineers, and business stakeholders. - Support integration of processed information into tax data warehouses and compliance platforms. Must Have Skills - 5+ years of hands-on Python development experience. - Strong experience building scalable backend applications, APIs, and services using Python. - Experience with: Azure OpenAI Azure AI Foundry Azure AI Services / Cognitive Services - Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure cloud platform. - Hands-on experience with Azure Functions. - Experience designing and implementing AI-enabled workflows and automation solutions. - Understanding of data processing, transformation, and integration patterns. - Experience consuming and integrating REST APIs and cloud services. - Ability to independently design, develop, test, and deliver production-ready solutions. Good to Have Skills - Experience with AI/LLM-based application development and orchestration. - Experience in document processing, information extraction, and classification solutions. - Knowledge of workflow orchestration frameworks and event-driven architectures. - Experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployments. - Understanding of data warehousing concepts and structured data models. - Experience working on compliance, regulatory, governance, or audit-related solutions. - Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability practices in Azure.

Nice to Have

Skills - Experience in Financial Services, Tax, Compliance, or Regulatory domains. - Knowledge of Generative AI application development and prompt engineering. - Exposure to Responsible AI and AI Governance frameworks. - Experience integrating multiple AI models/services within a single business workflow. - Familiarity with investment management or tax filing workflows. - Exposure to serverless and cloud-native architecture best practices. Behavioral Requirements - Strong ownership mindset with the ability to independently drive deliverables. - Hands-on developer who enjoys coding and solving technical problems. - Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills. - Ability to work effectively in a remote and distributed team environment. - Strong verbal and written communication skills. - Collaborative approach with the ability to work across technical and business teams. - Adaptability to evolving requirements and emerging AI technologies. - Prioritizes quality, maintainability, and scalability in solution development. - Results-oriented with a focus on delivering business value. - Self-motivated learner who stays current with Azure AI and Generative AI advancements.