Principal AI Developer: Production AI Solutions

Energy Transfer Family of Partnerships; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

401(k) match

Profit sharing

Job summary

Energy Transfer is seeking a hands-on AI Developer to join our Enterprise AI team in Houston. You will design, prototype, build, and deploy AI solutions using Python and/or .NET on Azure, working with Databricks and a range of AI tooling.

The ideal candidate has strong production experience, cloud know‑how, and a track record of delivering real systems in fast‑moving environments. This on‑site role offers growth, PTO, and robust benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, with relevant job experience commensurate with the selected job level (see below).
• Professional experience building production systems with Python or .NET (proficiency in both is a strong plus).
• Strong working knowledge of cloud services and architecture patterns — Azure preferred (or equivalent experience in AWS or GCP, with willingness to ramp on Azure).
• Hands‑on experience building RAG (Retrieval‑Augmented Generation) pipelines.
• Hands‑on experience building AI agents with Microsoft Copilot Studio, Semantic Kernel Agent Framework, or an equivalent agent framework (e.g., LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI).
• Hands‑on experience with at least two of the following: Azure AI Search, Vector databases, Semantic search, Agentic AI systems.
• Comfort working with SQL and large‑scale data platforms (Databricks experience is a plus, but the syntax is approachable if you know SQL).
• Excellent communication and critical‑thinking skills.
• Background in a smaller company or startup environment with significant ownership of technical work.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy, and maintain AI solutions using Python and/or .NET.
• Build AI agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio or the Semantic Kernel Agent Framework.
• Build and optimize cloud‑native applications on Azure.
• Work with large‑scale data in Databricks.
• Partner with AI engineers/developers and business analysts to turn ideas and experiments into production systems.
• Apply critical thinking to evaluate model performance, troubleshoot complex issues, and improve system efficiency.
• Communicate clearly with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Prototype quickly, test rigorously, and iterate often.

Skills

Python

C# / .NET

Azure

Databricks

AI/ML concepts

SQL

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Copilot Studio

Semantic Kernel

Databricks

LangGraph

AutoGen

CrewAI

Pinecone

Weaviate

Elasticsearch

Job description

Energy Transfer is seeking a hands-on AI Developer to join our Enterprise AI team in Houston. You will design, prototype, build, and deploy AI solutions using Python and/or .NET on Azure, working with Databricks and a range of AI tooling.

The ideal candidate has strong production experience, cloud know‑how, and a track record of delivering real systems in fast‑moving environments. This on‑site role offers growth, PTO, and robust benefits.