Backend Engineer Python LLMSenior Backend Engineer - AI & Azure (Python / LLM)
Overview
We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design, build, and scale AI?powered backend services using large language models (LLMs) and Microsoft Azure services. This role is focused on LLM integration, orchestration, and production?grade AI systems, not UI development.
You will work on secure, scalable backend services that power AI?driven applications used by internal teams. This role is ideal for an experienced backend engineer who has applied LLMs in real production environments.
What You'll Do
- Design, build, and maintain backend services that leverage LLMs
- Develop and operate LLM?powered workflows (prompt orchestration, grounding, structured outputs)
- Implement retrieval?augmented generation (RAG) patterns using embeddings and search
- Integrate LLM services into existing enterprise systems via APIs
- Build secure, scalable services using Python and Azure?native components
- Optimize AI solutions for performance, cost, reliability, and accuracy
- Apply best practices for error handling, logging, monitoring, and observability
- Work within established CI/CD and DevOps pipelines to deploy and operate services
- Collaborate with frontend engineers, platform teams, and non?technical stakeholders
- Stay current with advancements in Azure AI and LLM capabilities
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of backend or application development experience
- Strong proficiency in Python
- Hands?on experience building or integrating LLM?based systems
- Strong experience with Azure services, including:
- Azure AI / Azure OpenAI
- Azure App Services, Functions, or Containers
- Identity, security, and access controls
- Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs
- Understanding of AI concepts such as:
- Prompt engineering and orchestration
- Embeddings and semantic search
- AI limitations and failure modes
- Experience operating services in a production cloud environment
Nice to Have
- Experience with vector databases or search services
- Experience integrating AI into regulated or security?sensitive environments
- Familiarity with TypeScript or JavaScript for API consumption
- Experience collaborating closely with frontend/UI teams
What This Role Is Not
- Not a frontend or UI role
- Not an ML research or data science role
- Not responsible for owning DevOps infrastructure design
What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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