Role overview
**GenAI Developer
Duration: Long term
Location: Washington, DC**
**Minimum Qualifications**
* 4+ years total software development experience, with 2+ years in applied LLM/GenAI
* Strong Python skills and hands-on experience with Azure OpenAI and Azure AI/Search (vector search, hybrid search, semantic ranking)
* Practical experience with agent frameworks (AutoGen, CrewAI, Agno) and MCP/tool-use patterns
* Proven Azure PaaS experience: Azure Functions or Web Apps, APIM, Key Vault, Event Hub; familiarity with Entra ID/RBAC and secure API design.
* Experience implementing observability (App Insights, Log Analytics/KQL) and CI/CD with Azure DevOps. Nice to Have (including Certifications)
* RAG evaluation frameworks (e.g., Ragas), custom golden sets, KQL proficiency, Cosmos DB familiarity
* Security-first mindset: content safety, prompt-injection defenses, data privacy controls, and threat modeling for AI systems
**Nice To Have**
* Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-102)
* Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204)
* Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
* Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate (DP-100).