Applied AI Developer: Python + Azure, Hybrid

Penguin Random House; Buffalo (NY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Penguin Random House is seeking a Developer, Applied AI to join our Global Data Solutions team. You will build and maintain AI-enabled applications that help internal teams access and use enterprise data.

This role blends Python backend engineering with Azure cloud services, data integration, and practical AI work on LLMs, retrieval workflows, and APIs to solve business problems and improve processes.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience with strong Python skills.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and enhance production AI-enabled applications.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and propose technical solutions.
• Develop and test applications, support deployments, and ensure secure, maintainable production systems.
• Work across Python backend, Azure services, data integration, and AI workflows.

Skills

Python

Azure cloud

REST APIs

AI integration

CI/CD

SQL

Git workflows

Debugging

Communication

Stakeholder work

Tools

Azure Functions

Durable Functions

Azure OpenAI

Azure AI Search

Azure Document Intelligence

Blob Storage

Container Apps

Key Vault

Application Insights

LangChain

Pydantic

JSON Schema

Git

CI/CD

Docker

Terraform

Terragrunt

Job description

Penguin Random House is seeking a Developer, Applied AI to join our Global Data Solutions team. You will build and maintain AI-enabled applications that help internal teams access and use enterprise data.

This role blends Python backend engineering with Azure cloud services, data integration, and practical AI work on LLMs, retrieval workflows, and APIs to solve business problems and improve processes.