Lead AI Engineer - C#/.NET & LLM

RecruitNest Consulting; Pasig; Hybrid; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

RecruitNest Consulting is seeking an AI Engineering Manager - IC to join our team in a hybrid setup (Orti gas Pasig). You will build production AI agents and backend platform features across the full lifecycle, from discovery through deployment and continuous improvement.

You will work with customers, business analysts, QA, and software engineers to translate business workflows into reliable agent behavior and scalable product capabilities, delivering robust AI-driven solutions with a focus on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in CS/IT/Engineering or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in Software Development, Software Engineering, AI Engineering, or related technical roles.
• Proven experience working on AI-driven projects, preferably involving AI agents or LLM applications.
• Strong experience with APIs, backend services, data integration, testing, and cloud-hosted applications.
• Hands-on experience with AI agents or LLM applications in a production environment is strongly preferred.
• Experience with technical leadership, mentoring engineers, or driving software/AI engineering initiatives is preferred but not required.
• Familiarity with the listed technologies: Microsoft Agent Framework, Microsoft Foundry, Python/C#, ASP.NET Core, TypeScript, React, Next.js, PostgreSQL, Azure Cosmos DB, Docker, Azure, Entra ID, GitHub Actions, Application Insights, and OpenTelemetry.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop AI agents capable of handling multiple inputs, contexts, and multi-turn interactions.
• Develop agent solutions using instructions, context management, structured outputs, retrieval, grounding, and tool execution.
• Integrate AI agents with APIs, enterprise data, identity systems, and external applications.
• Design and maintain evaluation frameworks to measure agent quality, accuracy, and performance.
• Incorporate AI security, privacy, access control, and responsible AI practices into solutions.
• Analyze and improve agent behavior using history, logs, traces, metrics, and evaluation results.
• Develop and maintain APIs, backend services, data integrations, and distributed workflows.
• Contribute to platform enhancements including authentication, authorization, persistence, observability, and operator-facing features.
• Establish and maintain automated testing practices across unit, integration, contract, and end-to-end testing.
• Contribute to CI/CD, code reviews, production support, issue resolution, performance improvements, and cost optimization.
• Work with customers and Business Analysts to translate requirements into AI use cases and acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with software and AI engineers to share knowledge and promote engineering best practices.
• Take ownership of solutions from discovery and development through production and continuous improvement.

Skills

AI engineering

Backend development

APIs

Cloud-hosted apps

CI/CD

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Agent Framework

Microsoft Foundry

Python

C#/.NET

ASP.NET Core

TypeScript

React

Next.js

PostgreSQL

Azure Cosmos DB

Docker

Azure

Entra ID

GitHub Actions

Application Insights

OpenTelemetry

Job description

Job Expectations:

• Position Type: Individual Contributor - Lead/Supervisor


• Employment Type: Full-Time; Permanent (Direct Hire)


• Work Setup & Location: Hybrid (2-3x onsite/week) - Ortigas, Pasig


• Work Schedule: Weekdays; Day/Mid (Rotating) Shift


• Headcounts Needed: 2 FTEs Available


• Industry: Global Accounting Firm

About the Job:

We are looking for an AI Engineering Manager - ICto join our client's team and build production AI agents while enhancing the platform capabilities that support them. This is primarily an individual contributor role, combining hands‑on AI agent engineering with backend and platform development across the full solution lifecycle, from understanding customer needs through implementation, evaluation, release, and continuous improvement. You will work closely with customers, Business Analysts, QA engineers, and software engineers to translate business workflows into reliable agent behavior and scalable product features.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop AI agents that can handle different inputs, contexts, and multi-turn interactions.


• Develop agent solutions using instructions, context management, structured outputs, retrieval, grounding, and tool execution.


• Integrate AI agents with APIs, enterprise data, identity systems, and external applications.


• Design and maintain evaluation frameworks to measure agent quality, accuracy, and performance.


• Incorporate AI security, privacy, access control, and responsible AI practices into solutions.


• Analyze and improve agent behavior using conversation history, logs, traces, metrics, and evaluation results.


• Develop and maintain APIs, backend services, data integrations, and distributed workflows.


• Contribute to platform enhancements, including authentication, authorization, persistence, observability, and operator‑facing features.


• Establish and maintain automated testing practices across unit, integration, contract, and end‑to‑end testing.


• Contribute to CI/CD, code reviews, production support, issue resolution, performance improvements, and cost optimization.


• Work with customers and Business Analysts to translate business requirements, rules, risks, and edge cases into AI use cases and acceptance criteria.


• Collaborate with software and AI engineers to share knowledge and promote engineering best practices.


• Take ownership of solutions from discovery and development through production and continuous improvement.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.


• 7+ years of experience in Software Development, Software Engineering, AI Engineering, or related technical roles.


• Proven experience working on AI‑driven projects, preferably involving AI agents or LLM applications.


• Strong experience with modern software development, including APIs, backend services, data integration, testing, and cloud‑hosted applications.


• Hands‑on experience with AI agents or LLM applications in a production environment is strongly preferred.


• Experience with technical leadership, mentoring engineers, or driving software/AI engineering initiatives is preferred but not required.


• Familiarity with several of the following technologies: Microsoft Agent Framework, Microsoft Foundry, Python,C#/.NET, ASP.NET Core, TypeScript, React, Next.js, PostgreSQL, Azure Cosmos DB, Docker, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Entra ID, GitHub Actions, Application Insights, and OpenTelemetry.


• Knowledge of AI security, privacy, access control, prompt injection risks, and responsible AI practices.


• Experience with modern programming languages, frameworks, and development tools.


• Strong problem‑solving, communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills, with the ability to work with customers and cross‑functional teams.

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