Chatbot Developer – Conversational AI

• Chatbot Developer – Remote
• 100% Remote within USA
• 9 months contract
• Must be an employee of TriTech Enterprise Systems
• Resumes are due by 9/22/2026

• You will bridge the gap between classical NLU systems and modern Generative AI orchestrations
• You will be responsible for maintaining our robust enterprise foundations while actively driving our migration strategy toward autonomous agent frameworks.

• End-to-End Development: Drive the full lifecycle development (from conversational design to production deployment) of scalable chatbots, virtual assistants, and AI agents.
• Architecture Migration: Maintain and optimize our current Azure Bot Framework SDK v4 stack while actively participating in the architectural migration toward Microsoft Foundry and Agents 365 Azure SDK.
• Enterprise Integration: Design and implement robust API integrations using MuleSoft as the central enterprise service bus to orchestrate data exchange between conversational front ends and core backend systems, including PeopleSoft and Salesforce.
• Omnichannel Dialog Management: Author and manage rich, dynamic conversational interfaces using Microsoft Dynamics Adaptive Cards, Knowledge Management systems, and Automation Flows across web, mobile, and messaging channels.
• Live Chat and Case Management: Build seamless escalation protocols, including live agent handoffs to Salesforce Live Chat and automated ticket routing via Salesforce Case Management APIs.
• NLU and LLM Orchestration: Integrate Hybrid AI strategies by combining classical NLU (Azure Conversational Language Understanding/CLU) with Large Language Models (Azure OpenAI/GPT) for intelligent intent routing, fallback handling, and contextual content generation.
• Performance Optimization: Analyze conversation logs, containment rates, and intent accuracy metrics using data visualization tools to continuously optimize conversational flows and minimize hallucinations.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Product Managers, UX Designers, and business stakeholders to translate complex business logic into intuitive user stories and turn technical constraints into delightful user experiences.

• 3+ years of dedicated experience in software development with a specialized focus on Conversational AI, NLP/NLU, or LLM agent development.
• Microsoft Bot Stack Expertise: Deep, hands-on proficiency with Azure Bot Framework SDK v4 (including Waterfall Dialogs, custom middleware, and state management) alongside experience or strong theoretical knowledge of Copilot Studio / Agents 365.
• Core Backend Skills: Strong programming fundamentals with advanced proficiency in C#, .NET, and JavaScript, combined with frontend capabilities (HTML/CSS) for custom web-chat styling and Adaptive Card rendering.
• Enterprise Systems Integration: Direct experience working with MuleSoft layers to pull/push data from legacy enterprise platforms like PeopleSoft and CRM systems like Salesforce.

• Data and State Management: Experience configuring and querying Azure Cosmos DB for storing conversation state, user context, and telemetry logs.
• Analytics Driven: Familiarity with utilizing Power BI or Azure Application Insights to analyze drop-off points, intent confusion matrices, and chatbot containment metrics.
• Modern DevOps: Experience defining and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for conversational assets across Dev, Test, and Production environments.
• Industry Context: Experience implementing conversational solutions within Higher Education or complex, multi-stakeholder enterprise environments is a plus.
• Soft Skills: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to articulate technical AI constraints to non-technical business stakeholders.

• Cutting-Edge Innovation: Be part of a forward-thinking team actively reshaping the digital student and staff experience through advanced AI and Agentic workflows.
• Impact-Driven Work: Build tools that directly solve user pain points, handling high-volume transactions with immediate real-world impact.
• Professional Growth: Work in a fast-paced environment that actively supports upskilling in Generative AI, LLM orchestration, and next-generation Microsoft AI technologies.