Our client, a rapidly scaling organisation in Dublin’s IT sector, is seeking a Senior AI / .NET Engineer to lead the design and deployment of production-grade AI systems, with a strong focus on RAG architecture and AI safety. This is a hands-on engineering role working on real-world AI applications used at scale, where performance, accuracy, and reliability are critical.

The Role

You will work closely with senior leadership to evolve an existing AI platform. moving from managed services to a custom RAG orchestration layer, while also strengthening AI safety, compliance, and system robustness.

Key Responsibilities

Design and build a production .NET Core API for AI/LLM orchestration
Develop and optimise RAG pipelines (retrieval, grounding, generation)
Integrate Azure AI Search and LLM services into scalable systems
Improve performance, latency, and response quality in production
Implement CI/CD pipelines and automated evaluation frameworks
Lead AI safety improvements, ensuring grounded, reliable outputs
Support live system migration with minimal disruption

Required Experience

Strong expertise in C# / .NET Core and backend engineering
Proven experience with Azure OpenAI / LLMs in production
Hands-on experience with Azure AI Search / vector retrieval
Deep understanding of RAG pipelines end-to-end
Experience deploying and scaling production-grade systems
Familiarity with CI/CD (Azure DevOps) and cloud environments

Desirable

Experience with Semantic Kernel or similar frameworks
Background in regulated environments or AI safety
Experience with prompt engineering and evaluation frameworks
Interest in building practical, real-world AI systems at scale

Why This Role

Work on high-impact AI systems used in real-world scenarios
Strong technical ownership and influence on architecture
Opportunity to shape AI safety and production AI standards
Join a high-growth Dublin-based technology environment

HOW TO APPLY:

If you are interested in this role, please apply for this role with your updated CV