Applications Developer: Azure SQL/.NET & AI Agents (Hybrid)

RiseMe; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

The State of Arizona – AZDES is seeking an Applications Developer specializing in SQL, .NET, and AI Agent Development. The role focuses on designing, developing, and optimizing Azure SQL databases, supporting C#/.NET applications and Azure App Services, troubleshooting database performance, and building and maintaining AI agents.

The developer will mentor junior developers, contribute to scalable data solutions, and utilize modern AI-driven development practices in a hybrid Phoenix environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of SQL, web development, and analysis experience
• Strong SQL Server / Azure SQL experience
• Strong .NET / C# development experience
• Hands-on experience building AI agents clearly shown on resume
• Experience with Azure App Services and C#/.NET applications
• Advanced SQL query writing and optimization
• Experience with stored procedures, indexing, triggers, and DB performance
• SDLC proficiency
• Experience with RESTful APIs
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize complex Azure SQL databases
• Lead database development and optimization initiatives
• Troubleshoot and resolve database performance issues
• Develop and maintain C#/.NET applications hosted on Azure App Services
• Build, deploy, and maintain autonomous and multi-agent AI systems
• Develop AI agents capable of reasoning, planning, executing tasks, and interacting with systems and users
• Implement prompt engineering and simple RAG pipelines
• Develop self-correcting, stateful, tool-using AI agents
• Apply advanced SQL techniques, indexing, and stored procedure optimization
• Participate in design, coding, testing, debugging, and deployment activities
• Work with multiple languages, databases, platforms, and AI tools
• Interpret test results and maintain testing environments
• Prepare technical documentation
• Mentor junior developers and collaborate with stakeholders
• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, APIs, programming languages, and AI tools

Skills

8+ years experience

SQL Server / Azure SQL

.NET / C#

AI agent development

Azure App Services

SQL optimization

SDLC

RESTful APIs

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Azure DevOps

Python scripting

OpenAI frameworks

Claude / Copilot

Job description

The State of Arizona – AZDES is seeking an Applications Developer specializing in SQL, .NET, and AI Agent Development. The role focuses on designing, developing, and optimizing Azure SQL databases, supporting C#/.NET applications and Azure App Services, troubleshooting database performance, and building and maintaining AI agents.

The developer will mentor junior developers, contribute to scalable data solutions, and utilize modern AI-driven development practices in a hybrid Phoenix environment.