AI Platform Engineer

Kforce has a client in Parsippany, NJ that is seeking an AI Platform Engineer.

Position Summary:

The AI Platform Engineer will design and develop scalable AI workflow orchestration systems on Microsoft Azure. This is a highly hands‑on engineering role focused on designing and building production‑grade AI automation systems in a regulated operational environment.

• Design and implement scalable workflow orchestration platforms using technologies such as Temporal, Azure Durable Functions, Camunda, or similar tools
• Build long‑running, fault‑tolerant workflows for underwriting, onboarding, fulfillment, and operational processes
• Develop durable execution patterns including retries, checkpointing, recovery, and asynchronous coordination
• Architect event‑driven systems using Azure Service Bus, Event Grid, APIs, and distributed messaging patterns
• Develop highly scalable distributed AI execution infrastructure
• Architect and deploy cloud‑native solutions using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, Azure Functions, Service Bus, Event Grid, Cosmos DB, API Management, and Key Vault
• Implement secure, scalable, and highly available infrastructure patterns
• Build AI‑enabled workflow systems leveraging LLM APIs, AI agents, Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG), tool orchestration, and human‑in‑the‑loop workflows
• Integrate AI services into operational lending processes
• Support model deployment, evaluation pipelines, prompt management, and lifecycle governance
• Integrate orchestration workflows with LOS platforms, CRMs, document processing and extraction systems, and third‑party APIs
• Build extensible service layers around existing lending infrastructure
• Implement monitoring, telemetry, logging, and workflow observability solutions

• 7+ years of software engineering or platform engineering experience
• 3+ years of hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure
• Strong experience with distributed systems and event‑driven architectures
• Experience with workflow orchestration platforms such as Temporal, Camunda, Azure Durable Functions
• Proficiency in one or more of the following:
  Type Script, Python, Go, C#
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM)
• Experience integrating APIs and microservices

• Experience with AI/LLM platforms and orchestration frameworks
• Familiarity with Lang Chain, Lang Graph, Semantic Kernel, OpenAI SDKs, MCP architectures
• Mortgage or lending technology experience preferred
• Experience in regulated enterprise environments
• Familiarity with operational workflow automation and business process systems
• Strong systems‑thinking and architecture skills
• Ability to work independently in fast‑moving environments
• Comfortable balancing experimentation with production reliability
• Passion for AI‑native operational automation and workflow engineering

• Microsoft Azure
• Azure OpenAI
• AKS
• Temporal/Camunda
• Python/Type Script
• Kubernetes
• Cosmos DB
• PostgreSQL
• Event Grid
• Service Bus
• Terraform
• Git Hub Actions

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors such as relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.