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Sr. AI-First Software Engineer

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesRemoteFull TimeSenior$120,000–$165,000 /yrPosted 14 days agoVisa sponsorship available

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Role summary

We are seeking a Senior AI-First Software Engineer to design and deliver enterprise-grade AI applications on modern cloud platforms. The role involves building AI-powered applications, Copilot Studio agents, Power Automate workflows, scalable .NET backend services, and enterprise integrations. Responsibilities include developing CI/CD pipelines, utilizing Docker and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and implementing automated testing frameworks. Core technical expertise required in AI-first development, Azure AI stack (including Azure OpenAI, Cognitive Services, RAG), Cloud & DevOps (Azure, containers, observability), Data & integration (SQL, EF Core, event-driven architecture, API-first design), and Automation (Copilot Studio, Power Automate).

Senior AI‑First Software Engineer

We’re hiring a senior engineer to design and deliver
AI-first, enterprise-grade applications
across modern cloud environments.

*What you’ll build:*

- AI-powered applications (including a Microsoft Store product)
- Copilot Studio agents + Power Automate workflows
- Scalable
.NET (C#, ASP.NET Core, APIs)
backend services
- Enterprise integrations (REST, GraphQL, webhooks, messaging)
- CI/CD pipelines,
Docker
, IaC (Bicep/ARM/Terraform)
- Automated test frameworks (
Playwright
, xUnit/NUnit)

*Core technical expertise:*

- AI-first development:
GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor, MCP
- Azure AI stack:
Azure OpenAI, Cognitive Services, RAG (embeddings, vector search, hybrid retrieval)
- Cloud & DevOps:
Azure (preferred), containers, observability (App Insights, Prometheus/Grafana)
- Data & integration:
SQL, EF Core, event-driven architecture, API-first design
- Automation:
Copilot Studio + Power Automate (custom connectors, workflows)

*Nice to have:*
React/Angular, vector DBs (Azure AI Search/Pinecone), data platforms (ADF/Synapse/Fabric), M365 extensibility

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