Full-Stack AI Engineer (Int'l Hiring)

Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Switzerland, ERNI is a leading Software Development company with over 800 employees worldwide. Specializing in IT and software engineering, we drive innovation in process and technology. Our first service center in Asia Pacific, located in Metro Manila (Mandaluyong), supports clients across Europe, APAC, the Philippines, and the USA. As we continue to grow, we're looking for passionate and motivated individuals to join our team. 

Why ERNI is the Perfect Place for You: 🏡 

• International Exposure: Work with global clients on cutting-edge projects.
• Inclusive Culture: Thrive in a collaborative and diverse work environment.
• Career Development: Enjoy continuous learning and professional growth opportunities.

🔐Growth and Opportunities: 
• Challenging Projects: Engage in complex software projects across MedTech, Industry, Finance, and Transportation.
• Supportive Environment: Benefit from a team dedicated to guiding and supporting your success.
• Recognition and Advancement: Receive acknowledgment for your efforts and opportunities for promotion.
• Open Communication: Experience transparency and value your input in our culture.



👋What are our wishes?

We are looking for a Senior Full-Stack AI Engineer / AI Technical Lead with strong expertise in Generative AI, RAG architecture, Azure AI Search, Azure OpenAI, Intelligent Document Processing (IDP), and full-stack development.

You will design and build production-grade AI solutions, including document processing, hybrid/vector search, AI orchestration, backend services, APIs, validation frameworks, and enterprise workflows.

Important: International Hiring | Remote Opportunity

This opportunity is open exclusively to candidates based outside the Philippines with a 1-year project engagement and alignment to Manila business hours.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.

• 6+ years of professional experience in full-stack software engineering and AI/ML development.

• Strong experience delivering enterprise-grade, scalable, secure AI solutions in production.

• Deep expertise in RAG, vector search, hybrid retrieval, Azure AI Search, Azure OpenAI, and Generative AI.

• Strong hands-on development skills in Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, Node.js/NestJS, and React.

• Experience with Azure cloud-native development, particularly Azure Container Apps, Service Bus, Key Vault, and Microsoft Foundry.

• Hands-on experience with Intelligent Document Processing, document layout parsing, structure-aware chunking, and text extraction.

• Experience with Dataverse, Power Apps, and Power Automate integrations.

• Experience with AI evaluation, structured output validation, citation validation, telemetry, and monitoring.

Nice to Have

• Experience as an AI Technical Lead / Data Science Lead.

• Research publications in computer vision, NLP, OCR, neural networks, or text recognition.

• Experience with Docker, CI/CD, automated testing, and enterprise AI platforms.

• Previous experience working with large enterprise Microsoft Azure/Power Platform environments.

💼How can you contribute to the team? 

Key Responsibilities

• Build structure-aware document processing pipelines using Azure AI Document Intelligence for PDF/DOCX and page-level citations.

• Design RAG, hybrid keyword/vector retrieval, and enterprise search using Azure AI Search, Azure OpenAI, and embeddings.

• Develop cloud-native services using Azure Container Apps, Azure Service Bus, Key Vault, and Microsoft Foundry.

• Build backend APIs and asynchronous workers using Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js/NestJS and modern web frameworks such as React.

• Develop AI prompt templates, structured JSON outputs, evaluation harnesses, and citation/schema validation.

• Design Dataverse data models and integrate AI solutions with Power Apps and Power Automate.

• Implement security, identity, monitoring, and observability using Microsoft Entra ID, managed identities, Application Insights, and Log Analytics.

• Optimize AI solution performance, throughput, token usage, reliability, and production readiness.

• Collaborate with product owners, domain specialists, and cross-functional technical teams.

Work Setup: Remote
Work Schedule: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Manila Time (must align with the client's business calendar and holidays)
Employment Type: Project-based (1-year project engagement, subject to extension)

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ERNI Development Center Philippines Inc., 9th Floor, Lica Malls Shaw, 500 Shaw Boulevard, 1555, Mandaluyong City, Philippines

+63 5310 1707 | www.betterask.erni | info@erni.ph