Job Url: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/search/?currentJobId=4330528334&distance=25.0&f_AL=true&f_TPR=r86400&f_WT=2&geoId=103644278&keywords=software%20engineer&origin=JOB_SEARCH_PAGE_JOB_FILTER&start=50 Job Description: AI Agent Engineer - GitHub CoPilot & Azure AI Foundry Redmond, WA · 15 hours ago · Over 100 applicants Promoted by hirer · No response insights available yet Remote Matches your job preferences, workplace type is Remote. Full-time Matches your job preferences, job type is Full-time. Easy Apply Save Save AI Agent Engineer - GitHub CoPilot & Azure AI Foundry at WINIGENT AI Agent Engineer - GitHub CoPilot & Azure AI Foundry WINIGENT · Redmond, WA (Remote) Easy Apply Save Save AI Agent Engineer - GitHub CoPilot & Azure AI Foundry at WINIGENT Show more options Your profile is missing required qualifications Show match details Help me update my profile BETA Is this information helpful? Get personalized tips to stand out to hirers Find jobs where you’re a top applicant and tailor your resume with the help of AI. Try Premium for PKR0 Meet the hiring team Nishant Velagapudi 3rd VP of Data Science at PERIMATICS Job poster Message About the job We're seeking an AI Agent Engineer to accelerate the development and integration of GitHub Copilot agents and extensions. This role focuses on building AI-native developer experiences by combining GitHub Copilot and Azure AI Foundry. The ideal candidate has demonstrated experience delivering LLM-powered or agentic systems into production, strong collaboration and communication skills, and a proven ability to use modern AI tooling to accelerate software development while maintaining enterprise standards for reliability and scale. Responsibilities Agent Development & Integration Design, build, and integrate GitHub Copilot agents (Copilot Extensions) using GitHub Apps and Copilot Chat APIs Develop and operate LLM-powered agent backends leveraging Azure AI Foundry, including tool orchestration and reasoning workflows Implement agent tools that integrate with GitHub repositories, developer workflows, CI/CD systems, and Azure services Architecture & Deployment Design scalable agent architectures using Azure serverless (Azure Functions) or containerized deployments (Azure Container Apps, AKS) Implement event-driven and webhook-based integration patterns for real-time agent responses Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated agent deployment and versioning Design for multi-tenant agent deployments that can scale from team-level to organization-wide usage Implement infrastructure as code (Bicep, Terraform) for reproducible and consistent agent deployments Operations & Quality Partner with product and engineering teams to move agent solutions from experimentation to production deployment Apply AI-native development practices to accelerate coding, debugging, and system design Establish evaluation, monitoring, and quality practices for agent reliability and performance Optimize agent response times, throughput, and cost-per-interaction metrics Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience Experience building and integrating GitHub Copilot agents or Copilot Extensions Strong understanding of GitHub Apps, authentication, webhooks, and GitHub APIs Proficiency in Python for building LLM-powered agents, tools, and orchestration layers Hands-on experience with Azure AI Foundry or equivalent Azure AI services Experience implementing and operating LLM-based or agentic systems in production Experience deploying applications to Azure using serverless (Functions) or container platforms (Container Apps, AKS) Understanding of REST API design, event-driven architectures, and microservices patterns Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams