Foundry AI Engineer (Contract) - Azure & Agents

AND Digital Limited; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AND Digital Limited is recruiting a Contract Microsoft Foundry AI Engineer to join a team delivering AI agents and integrations on the Microsoft Foundry platform, using Azure AI services and emerging generative AI technologies. The contract starts ASAP and is based in Leeds, focusing on hands-on development of production‑ready AI solutions.

You will work with senior engineers to implement scalable patterns, test and optimise AI applications, and build robust integrations via APIs and SDKs in a

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering experience, preferably with Microsoft Azure.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Foundry / Azure OpenAI / Copilot Studio or related Azure AI technologies.
• Experience with generative AI, LLMs or AI agents.
• Experience developing integrations using APIs and SDKs.
• Programming experience in Python or Typescript.

Responsibilities

• Build and configure AI agents using Microsoft Foundry.
• Develop integrations between Foundry agents, applications, APIs and external services.
• Work with Azure AI services and generative AI technologies to deliver business solutions.
• Develop and test LLM-powered applications and agentic workflows.
• Integrate AI capabilities into existing technology platforms and applications.
• Work with APIs, SDKs and cloud services to create robust AI integrations.
• Apply software engineering best practices to AI solutions, including testing, version control and CI/CD.
• Troubleshoot and optimise AI applications for performance, reliability and scalability.
• Work alongside senior engineers and architects to implement agreed technical patterns and standards.
• Keep up to date with new Microsoft Foundry capabilities and emerging AI technologies.

Skills

Software engineering

Microsoft Foundry

Azure OpenAI

AI agents

APIs & SDKs

Python

Typescript

CI/CD

Cloud development

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Job description

AND Digital Limited is recruiting a Contract Microsoft Foundry AI Engineer to join a team delivering AI agents and integrations on the Microsoft Foundry platform, using Azure AI services and emerging generative AI technologies. The contract starts ASAP and is based in Leeds, focusing on hands-on development of production‑ready AI solutions.

You will work with senior engineers to implement scalable patterns, test and optimise AI applications, and build robust integrations via APIs and SDKs in a