AI Engineer - Azure; Onsite

We're looking for an AI Engineer to design, build, and operate production-grade generative AI systems on Microsoft Azure. You'll own retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) solutions end to end, from data ingestion through to monitored, deployed services, and build the agentic workflows and APIs that put them in users' hands.

• Design and implement end-to-end RAG pipelines: data ingestion, embedding generation, vector database management, and retrieval optimization.
• Develop and maintain APIs that orchestrate RAG workflows, including retrieval, prompt handling, and model interaction.

• Build orchestration and multi-step reasoning workflows using Semantic Kernel, Lang Chain, or Lang Graph, incorporating tool use and memory.
• Integrate LLMs such as Azure OpenAI, and tune prompts for accuracy, performance, and cost.

• Implement observability, monitoring, and evaluation frameworks using Lang Smith and Azure monitoring tools to track output quality, latency, and hallucination rates.
• Troubleshoot and improve retrieval quality, grounding accuracy, and response relevance.

• Deploy and manage AI services on Azure using CI/CD pipelines and containerization.
• Build and maintain scalable web applications using Python, Node.js, and React.

• Apply responsible AI practices, including guardrails, security controls, and compliance standards.

• Hands-on Python experience for backend services and automation
• Hands-on experience with Lang Chain and/or Lang Graph
• Experience with RAG, embeddings, and vector search
• Hands-on experience with Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Search
• Proficiency with REST APIs, JSON, and Git

• JavaScript experience (React, Node.js)
• Docker and container-based deployments
• Experience with Azure services such as Azure Container Apps or AKS, Azure Functions, Azure Monitor/Application Insights, and Key Vault

The annual salary for this position is between $110,000- $135,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.