AI Product Engineering Lead: Azure/.NET & OpenAI

Network Finance; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Network Finance is seeking an experienced AI/Cloud software engineer to raise the AI capability of the team in Gauteng. The role focuses on implementing in C# / .NET on Azure, leveraging Microsoft AI SDKs and Azure OpenAI to deliver scalable services.

The ideal candidate has 5-8 years in a similar role, with strong C# / .NET (ASP.NET Core) experience and hands-on Azure AI tooling. Join a team scaling AI capabilities in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 5-8 years of experience in a similar role.
• Experience with C# / .NET on Azure, including Azure OpenAI and MCP.

Responsibilities

• Raise the AI capability of the team as we scale, establishing patterns, standards, reviews and enabling others to work effectively on this stack.
• Co-define the roadmap with product owners and manage delivery sequence through implementation, release and evidence of usefulness.
• Implement in C# / .NET on Azure using Microsoft AI SDKs, Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Foundry.
• Develop and ship .NET services on Azure with a strong focus on reliability and scalability.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft AI SDKs on Azure, including tool and function calling in production.

Skills

C# / .NET

ASP.NET Core

Azure AI

Azure OpenAI

Microsoft AI SDKs

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Azure

Azure OpenAI

Azure AI Foundry

MCP

Job description

Network Finance is seeking an experienced AI/Cloud software engineer to raise the AI capability of the team in Gauteng. The role focuses on implementing in C# / .NET on Azure, leveraging Microsoft AI SDKs and Azure OpenAI to deliver scalable services.

The ideal candidate has 5-8 years in a similar role, with strong C# / .NET (ASP.NET Core) experience and hands-on Azure AI tooling. Join a team scaling AI capabilities in a dynamic environment.