AI Engineer Role Summary

As an AI Engineer at Avanade, you will design, build, and deploy next-generation AI solutions powered by Large Language Models (LLMs), AI Agents, and Agentic AI frameworks. Working at the intersection of AI, software engineering, and cloud platforms, you will develop intelligent applications that leverage Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, autonomous agents, enterprise knowledge systems, and modern data platforms to help clients reinvent business processes and create measurable business value.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop AI-powered applications using Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, and emerging AI technologies.
• Build and orchestrate AI Agents capable of planning, reasoning, tool usage, workflow automation, and more.

Skills & Experience

• Strong software engineering skills in Python, C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, REST APIs, and cloud-native architectures.
• Hands-on experience with Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI Service, Azure AI Search, Azure AI Agents, and Azure Machine Learning.
• Experience building AI Agents, Copilots, and Agentic workflows leveraging tool calling, memory, orchestration, and planning capabilities.
• Knowledge of Agentic frameworks such as Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, LangGraph, LangChain, CrewAI, or equivalent platforms.
• Experience implementing RAG, vector databases, embeddings, prompt engineering, evaluation frameworks, and knowledge retrieval architectures.
• Understanding of modern data platforms including Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, Azure and more.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process. Avanade is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you'll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You'll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It's all here, so take a closer look!

Create a future for our people that focuses on

• Expanding your thinking
• Experimenting courageously