Artificial Intelligence Engineer

The Phoenix Group is hiring an Artificial Intelligence Engineer to develop AI-enabled business applications, autonomous worker processes, agentic workflows, and local model inference capabilities. The role establishes scalable development standards, evaluates emerging AI technologies, and delivers secure solutions that improve internal business operations.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain ASP.NET MVC web applications and modules with AI-driven functionality and integrations
• Build and support standalone worker processes on the Microsoft technology stack using traditional automation and artificial intelligence methods
• Define and standardize agentic development practices, including Skills, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, frameworks, and agent configuration files such as AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md
• Develop, deploy, and maintain AI agents and MCP-based solutions for business workflows
• Maintain and expand on-premises AI Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) infrastructure supporting local large language model (LLM) inference through Ollama
• Evaluate and implement emerging AI-assisted development technologies and platforms
• Establish and maintain evaluation pipelines for production artificial intelligence applications
• Participate in code reviews, coding standards development, technical discussions, and knowledge-sharing activities
• Collaborate with users and cross-functional teams to troubleshoot application, integration, and AI inference issues
• Work with software vendors, consultants, systems integrators, and other external partners as needed
• Provide regular project status updates to leadership and project teams

Preferred

• Experience working in the legal industry
• Experience with iManage Cloud API, PowerShell, Salesforce, SharePoint, Azure DevOps, Aderant, or Workday
• Legal Industry Experience
• iManage Cloud API
• PowerShell
• Salesforce
• SharePoint
• Azure DevOps
• Aderant
• Workday

Company

• Staffing and IT outsourcing for technology, finance, legal, accounting.
• New York, New York, USA
• http://www.tpgnyc.com/
• Founded in 2002
• 51-200 employees

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant software development or AI engineering experience
• Hands-on experience with C#/.NET, ASP.NET MVC, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, jQuery, or another modern JavaScript framework
• Experience with XML, Transact-SQL (T-SQL), and SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
• Experience with local model inference platforms such as Ollama, vLLM, or LM Studio, including parameter tuning, context window optimization, quantization selection, performance benchmarking, and inference workload troubleshooting
• Experience using OpenAI APIs and developing AI-powered applications
• Experience designing and implementing evaluation pipelines for production AI applications
• Experience with AI-assisted coding tools, including Codex, Claude Code, or Open Code
• Experience developing and deploying custom Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers with Microsoft Entra ID integration
• Knowledge of authentication flows, authorization policies, token validation, and secure service-to-service communication
• Experience using Skills and building AI agents
• Experience with Microsoft Azure
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field from an accredited college program; or a degree in another field supplemented by additional professional experience and/or non-degree coursework in computer systems
• Programming: C#, .NET, ASP.NET MVC, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, jQuery, modern JavaScript frameworks
• Data & Reporting: XML, T-SQL, SQL Server, SSRS
• AI & LLM Platforms: OpenAI APIs, Ollama, vLLM, LM Studio, local model inference, LLM evaluation, model benchmarking, quantization, context window optimization
• Agentic Development: AI agents, Skills, MCP servers, agent frameworks, AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, Codex, Claude Code, Open Code
• Cloud & Security: Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Entra ID, authentication, authorization, token validation, secure service-to-service communication
• Experience working in the legal industry
• Experience with iManage Cloud API, PowerShell, Salesforce, SharePoint, Azure DevOps, Aderant, or Workday
• 3+ years of relevant software development or AI engineering experience.

Required skills

• .NET, AI Agent Development, ASP.NET MVC, C#, JavaScript, LM Studio, MCP Server Development, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Entra ID, Ollama, OpenAI APIs, Python, T-SQL, TypeScript, vLLM

Preferred skills

• AI Tools, Alex Marvin, Analyze How Well You Fit, Build Cover Letter, Company data provided by, Customize Your Resume, Experience working in the legal industry, Growth Stage, Leadership Team, Make your application stand out, Maximize your interview chances, New York, New York, USA, President & CEO, Understand your strength & weakness, http://www.tpgnyc.com

Experience

• 3+ years