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Backend & Platform Engineer | C#/.NET, Azure, Kubernetes, AI Governance
Glens Falls, USA
Worldwide
Bachelor of Fine Arts, English & American Literature, New York UniversityApplication Programming Interfaces (APIs)Microsoft AzureC Sharp (Programming Language)Cloud EngineeringContinuous DeliveryContinuous IntegrationPython (Programming Language)SQL DatabasesTechnical DocumentationCloud Platform SystemAzure Data FactoryBackendKubernetesAzure AKSTerraform
Cloud Platform & Infrastructure Engineering
Expertise in Azure, AKS, Kubernetes, Terraform (IaC), Docker, Argo CD, GitOps, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, KEDA, Azure Government, and Azure Functions. Proven track record in leading ServiceFabric-to-AKS migrations, redesigning release management pipelines, and implementing event-driven autoscaling with Prometheus-driven KEDA scalers.
Backend API & Microservices Development
Strong background in building and maintaining production-grade REST APIs and gRPC services in C#/.NET across distributed microservices architectures. Experience with service mesh configuration, Swagger/OpenAPI, Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), and Microsoft Graph SDK.
AI Governance & LLM Application Engineering
Hands-on experience designing and deploying Python LLM applications generating NIST AI RMF and ISO/IEC 42001 conformity reports using retrieval-augmented generation and agentic retrieval. Holder of the IAPP AIGP certification and graduate of Milas TRAIL responsible AI programme, with expertise in conformity assessment, control design, model monitoring, and PII redaction.
Observability & Monitoring
Practical knowledge of Prometheus, Azure Monitor, and KEDA metrics, with familiarity in Grafana and OpenTelemetry for monitoring distributed systems.
Data & Storage Technologies
Experience with SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Blob Storage, and SQLAlchemy for data management and pipeline tasks.
Frontend Development
Working knowledge of Angular, React, and Node.js, including diagnosing and resolving frontend issues in Angular applications to reduce delivery blockers.
AI Engineering
Capabilities in LLM application development, retrieval-augmented generation, agentic retrieval, evaluation harness design, precision/recall calibration, PII redaction, and output safety classification.
Programming Languages
Proficiency in C#, .NET, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL, Bash, and PowerShell for backend, scripting, and automation tasks.
Agile & Engineering Practices
Solid grounding in Agile/Scrum, TDD, code review, cloud security fundamentals, technical documentation, and version control across multiple client engagements.
Expertise in Azure, AKS, Kubernetes, Terraform (IaC), Docker, Argo CD, GitOps, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, KEDA, Azure Government, and Azure Functions. Proven track record in leading ServiceFabric-to-AKS migrations, redesigning release management pipelines, and implementing event-driven autoscaling with Prometheus-driven KEDA scalers.
Backend API & Microservices Development
Strong background in building and maintaining production-grade REST APIs and gRPC services in C#/.NET across distributed microservices architectures. Experience with service mesh configuration, Swagger/OpenAPI, Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), and Microsoft Graph SDK.
AI Governance & LLM Application Engineering
Hands-on experience designing and deploying Python LLM applications generating NIST AI RMF and ISO/IEC 42001 conformity reports using retrieval-augmented generation and agentic retrieval. Holder of the IAPP AIGP certification and graduate of Milas TRAIL responsible AI programme, with expertise in conformity assessment, control design, model monitoring, and PII redaction.
Observability & Monitoring
Practical knowledge of Prometheus, Azure Monitor, and KEDA metrics, with familiarity in Grafana and OpenTelemetry for monitoring distributed systems.
Data & Storage Technologies
Experience with SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Blob Storage, and SQLAlchemy for data management and pipeline tasks.
Frontend Development
Working knowledge of Angular, React, and Node.js, including diagnosing and resolving frontend issues in Angular applications to reduce delivery blockers.
AI Engineering
Capabilities in LLM application development, retrieval-augmented generation, agentic retrieval, evaluation harness design, precision/recall calibration, PII redaction, and output safety classification.
Programming Languages
Proficiency in C#, .NET, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL, Bash, and PowerShell for backend, scripting, and automation tasks.
Agile & Engineering Practices
Solid grounding in Agile/Scrum, TDD, code review, cloud security fundamentals, technical documentation, and version control across multiple client engagements.
Experience
Professional experience0 - 5 years
Freelancer since2026
Languages
EnglishNative speakerDutchBasic knowledgeSpanishGood
Project history
Redesigned release management for a federal-sector client in Azure Government, consolidating roughly 60 release pipelines and 300 definitions into 20 across five environments. Led a ServiceFabric-to-AKS migration delivering a 60% node count reduction. Restructured the AKS service mesh, implemented KEDA scalers, and designed Terraform-managed Azure infrastructure with CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps and Argo CD. Developed and maintained backend API and gRPC services in C#/.NET. Designed, built, and deployed a Python LLM application generating NIST AI RMF and ISO/IEC 42001 conformity reports. Conducted internal NIST AI RMF assessments of proprietary codebases and AI-enabled workflows.
Microservices semantic search platform in Python with LangGraph, gRPC, Weaviate, and Docker Compose; CI/CD via GitHub Actions with integration tests and RAG quality evaluations. Implements an open-source responsible AI stack: PII redaction, output safety classification, RAG evaluations in CI, and drift monitoring.
Delivered customer-facing application features within Agile teams and refactored legacy components into modular, maintainable services. Documented architectural decisions and development workflows, collaborating with QA and design stakeholders to improve delivery quality.