Senior / Lead AI Platform Engineer (Full-Stack, Cloud, RAG & LLMs)

CloudQuest Solutions Inc

Senior/Lead AI Engineer

We're seeking a versatile Senior/Lead AI Engineer to architect and build secure, scalable AI solutions across the full stack. You'll work on LLM integration, RAG pipelines, backend services, frontend UI, Azure cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and security. This role is ideal for a strong generalist with deep experience in modern AI frameworks and cloud-native development.

Requirements:

Integrate and optimize LLMs (Azure OpenAI, Claude, Gemini) and build orchestration, prompts, and guardrails
Build RAG pipelines (LlamaIndex/Haystack/LangChain), vector search, and document ingestion workflows
Develop backend APIs/microservices (Python/Node.js) with secure auth (OAuth/OIDC, Entra ID)
Build and enhance chat-based UIs/admin dashboards (React/Next.js)
Deploy cloud-native services to Azure; implement IaC, CI/CD, monitoring, and logging
Ensure data protection, RBAC, encryption, and secure development practices

Required Qualifications:

7+ years software engineering experience
Strong Python or Node.js skills
Hands-on LLM and RAG experience
Familiarity with Azure cloud services
Strong understanding of OAuth/OIDC and identity systems
Experience with React or similar UI frameworks
DevOps and CI/CD experience
Strong system design and problem-solving skills

Preferred Experience:

Experience with llamaIndex, Haystack, LangChain
Vector search systems (pgvector, Pinecone, Qdrant, Azure Cognitive Search)
Kubernetes/container orchestration
Security, governance, and compliance experience

Why Join Us:

Work with cutting-edge AI technologies, shape architecture decisions, own features end-to-end, and help build next-generation AI capabilities in a high-impact role.

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Vacancy posted 2 days ago

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