Microsoft

Applied AI Engineer II

Microsoft$110K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree and 2+ years in low-code development or related fields, or equivalent experience.
  • Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years in low-code development or related fields, or equivalent experience (preferred).
  • 1+ year experience with low-code/no-code platforms like Dataverse or Power Applications.
  • 1+ year managing AI solutions such as chatbots.
  • 1+ year of programming or coding experience.
  • Familiarity with Azure services, including Azure OpenAI and Azure Functions.
  • Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design fundamentals.

Responsibilities

  • Translate product specifications into AI service architectures.
  • Build AI workflows using Azure AI Foundry Agent Service and Microsoft Agent Framework.
  • Develop LLM-based solutions including prompt engineering and cost optimization.
  • Build evaluation systems for agent correctness and safety.
  • Write production-quality C# and Python code with test-driven development.
  • Deploy services via CI/CD pipelines and ensure production observability.
  • Implement secure service patterns and manage secrets effectively.
  • Integrate agents with Azure data sources for real-time responses.
  • Apply Responsible AI practices throughout all stages of development.
  • Own the entire lifecycle of AI service components from design to incident response.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Opportunities for professional development and skill enhancement.
  • Exposure to cutting-edge AI technologies and methodologies.
  • Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance.
  • Focus on Responsible AI practices, contributing to ethical tech development.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities
• Translate product specifications into AI service architectures - decompose business intent into agent workflows, data source integrations, and scalable
service designs.
• Build agentic AI workflows using Azure AI Foundry Agent Service and Microsoft Agent Framework, including multi-agent coordination, tool integrations,
and agent lifecycle management.
• Develop and iterate on LLM-based solutions including prompt engineering, model selection, cost/token optimization, and RAG pipeline design.
• Build evaluation systems including rubrics, golden datasets, and judge agents to validate agent correctness and safety before production deployment.
• Write production-quality C# and Python with test-driven development, ensuring services meet reliability, performance, and security standards.
• Deploy services using CI/CD pipelines, feature flags, and staged rollouts with full production observability (tracing, logging, metrics).
• Implement secure service patterns including RBAC, Managed Identities, and secrets management.
• Integrate agents with Azure data sources and cloud-native services to ground agent responses in real-time signals.
• Apply Responsible AI practices across all agent development, ensuring outputs are safe, fair, and compliant.
• Execute reliably within sprint and co-development commitments across ACES and partner engineering teams.
• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of AI service components, including design, development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and incident response.

Qualifications

Required qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree AND 2+ years experience in low-code application development, engineering product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience.


Additional or preferred qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree AND 5+ years experience in low-code application development, engineering product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience.
  • 1+ year(s) of experience using low-code/no-code platforms (e.g., Dataverse, Power Applications).
  • 1+ year(s) of experience managing and configuring artificial intelligence solutions (e.g., chatbots).
  • 1+ year(s) of experience with programming/coding.
  • Familiarity with Azure services (Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, Azure Functions, Cosmos DB, or similar cloud-native technologies).
    • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and production observability.
    • Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design fundamentals.


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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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