We are seeking a skilled and experienced Sr. AI Platform Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in software development, with a proficiency in both AI and back-end technologies. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality AI-focused patterns, tools, and libraries that our application teams can leverage for their AI-enabled features.  

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.  
• Develop and maintain libraries and sample applications using Python and/or C#/.NET for back-end services.  
• Implement and consume RESTful APIs to facilitate communication between the front-end and back-end systems.  
• Implement and consume messages in an event-driven system (Confluent Kafka).  
• Design and optimize relational databases to ensure robust data management and performance.  
• Document and communicate about solutions and approaches to enable teams to use approved and endorsed techniques. 
• Write tests against libraries and applications using an automated test framework. 
• Apply Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles, algorithms, and design patterns in software design and implementation.  
• Participate in CI/CD processes and maintain release pipelines to ensure smooth software deployment.  
• Engage in Agile development processes, contributing to sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups.  
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies, recommending improvements and innovations as necessary.  
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior developers to foster their professional growth.  

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.  
• 5+ years of experience in back-end development with a strong portfolio of completed projects.  
• Extensive experience with Python and/or C#/.NET for back-end development (both is preferred).  
• Proficiency of OpenAI, Azure OpenAI and techniques of development against them, including LangChain and/or Semantic Kernel.  
• Experience with relational database management.  
• Experience with event-driven systems. 
• Demonstrated ability to develop and consume REST APIs.  
• Strong understanding of OOP principles, algorithms, and design patterns.  
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and release pipeline management.  
• Experience with cloud development (AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus.  
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.