LLM Azure Senior Developer

Design, develop, and deploy LLM-powered applications using Azure OpenAI / OpenAI.
* Implement RAG patterns, prompt engineering, embeddings, and vector search.
* Build and maintain cloud-native backend services and REST APIs.
* Architect and deploy scalable solutions on Azure App Services, Azure Functions, and AKS.
* Ensure security, performance, scalability, and cost optimization.
* Set up and manage CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions).
* Implement logging, monitoring, and observability for production workloads.
* Collaborate with stakeholders and mentor junior engineers.

* Strong Python development (primary) for backend and LLM workflows.
* Hands-on experience with LLMs & GenAI:
o Azure OpenAI / OpenAI / Hugging Face
o Prompt engineering, embeddings, vector databases
* Microsoft Azure expertise, including:
o App Services, Azure Functions, AKS
o API Management, Key Vault, Cognitive Search
o Blob Storage, SQL / Cosmos DB
o VNet, Private Endpoints
* Experience with microservices, REST APIs, and CI/CD.
* Strong understanding of security (OAuth2/OIDC, Azure AD, OWASP).