Senior Lead AI Engineer

• Contribute as a senior backend engineer within an Agile squad to design, build, and enhance core components of McCormick’s Agentic AI platform, participating fully in sprint ceremonies and shared delivery commitments. (35%)
• Collaborate with architects and engineers to design and implement scalable multi-agent orchestration patterns using LangChain, LangGraph, MCP, and A2A within Azure cloud-native architectures (AKS, Functions, Event Grid, Web Apps). (25%)
• Develop and maintain high-performance backend services and APIs (Python, FastAPI) supporting conversational AI, vector search, tool execution, and distributed workflows. (20%)
• Partner with DevOps and platform teams to implement CI/CD pipelines, observability, monitoring, and production readiness practices ensuring reliability and scalability of AI systems. (15%)
• Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives to elevate engineering standards within the Agile team. (5%)

Secondary Responsibilities

• Support Responsible AI, security, and governance standards in partnership with enterprise teams.
• Participate in an on-call support rotation for the AI platform, as operational needs evolve.
  • Perform other responsibilities as assigned by the Supervisor.