RAG AI Engineer | Python | Azure OpenAI | Hybrid DC

Talentify; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mindlance is seeking an AI Engineer in Washington, DC to design and implement RAG-based AI solutions using Python, MCP and APIs. You will work across Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Search to deliver production-grade chat and tooling within enterprise environments.

The role requires 3-5 years of software development experience, strong Python skills, hands-on experience with Azure OpenAI and Azure AI/Search, and familiarity with agent frameworks and MCP patterns.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years total software development experience.
• Strong Python skills and hands-on experience with Azure OpenAI and Azure AI/Search.
• Practical experience with agent frameworks and MCP/tool-use patterns.
• Experience in building solutions leveraging Agentic AI.

Skills

Python

RAG pipelines

MCP integration

Azure OpenAI

Azure AI Search

Agentic AI

Production AI

Job description

Mindlance is seeking an AI Engineer in Washington, DC to design and implement RAG-based AI solutions using Python, MCP and APIs. You will work across Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Search to deliver production-grade chat and tooling within enterprise environments.

The role requires 3-5 years of software development experience, strong Python skills, hands-on experience with Azure OpenAI and Azure AI/Search, and familiarity with agent frameworks and MCP patterns.