Hire senior Azure developers who build and run on Microsoft cloud
Senior Azure developers who build cloud applications, integrations and AI features on Microsoft's platform, with identity and networking done right, on US hours.
By the Ryz Labs team · Updated October 2026
Hiring Azure developers through Ryz gets you senior Latin American engineers who build applications on Microsoft's cloud and understand the identity, networking and governance that come with it. They are top 1% of the candidates we interview, they embed in your team and subscriptions, and they work within an hour of US time zones.
What our Azure developers work on
Our Azure developers write application code, usually in C# and .NET, Python, TypeScript or Java, and the infrastructure around it in Bicep or Terraform. They work with App Service, Azure Functions, Container Apps, AKS, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Service Bus, Event Grid, API Management, Key Vault and Azure OpenAI in Azure AI Foundry, shipping through Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions. Typical projects:
- Moving .NET Framework and on-premises applications to App Service, Container Apps or AKS, with modernization along the way.
- Event-driven integrations with Service Bus, Event Grid and Functions connecting ERP, CRM and line-of-business systems.
- Secure network designs with private endpoints, VNet integration and hub-and-spoke topologies.
- Identity work with Microsoft Entra ID: app registrations, managed identities, B2C or External ID for customer sign-in.
- LLM features built on Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Search with data kept inside your tenant and region.
- CI/CD pipelines with environment approvals, infrastructure as code and slot-based deployments.
- Cost and governance cleanup with Azure Policy, tagging, budgets and reserved capacity.
Skills we vet for
- Compute choices. App Service, Functions, Container Apps and AKS, and the trade-offs in scaling, cold starts, networking and cost.
- Identity. Entra ID OAuth flows, managed identities instead of secrets, RBAC scopes and conditional access implications for apps.
- Networking. VNets, subnets, NSGs, private endpoints, private DNS zones and why an app suddenly cannot reach its database.
- Data services. Azure SQL tuning, Cosmos DB partition key design and request units, and Blob Storage access tiers.
- Messaging. Service Bus queues and topics, sessions, dead-lettering, and Event Grid versus Event Hubs.
- Infrastructure as code. Bicep modules or Terraform with the azurerm provider, and what-if or plan review before deploys.
- Observability. Application Insights, Log Analytics and KQL queries to trace failures across services.
- Azure AI services. Azure OpenAI deployments, quotas, content filtering and AI Search indexes for retrieval.
How we vet Azure developers
Our recruiters source engineers who have built and supported production workloads on Azure, including the networking and identity parts that usually cause trouble. Our in-house ARC system ranks the pipeline, and candidates complete structured NTRVSTA AI interviews on architecture, debugging and security scenarios. Recruiters review every candidate before and after, then send a curated shortlist. AI scores are advisory, and humans make the decisions.
Sample interview topics
- An App Service can no longer reach Azure SQL after private endpoints were enabled. Walk through what you check, including DNS.
- Design a Cosmos DB container for a multi-tenant app. How do you choose the partition key, and what happens if you choose wrong?
- A Function triggered by Service Bus processes some messages twice. Why does that happen, and how do you make processing safe?
- Remove all connection strings and secrets from an application's configuration. What does the managed identity setup look like?
- Build a document Q&A feature on Azure OpenAI that keeps data in a specific region. Which services do you use, and what limits do you plan for?
Ways to hire Azure developers
| Option | Best for | Trade-offs |
|---|
| Freelance marketplace | A single Function or a small deployment fix | Azure environments carry identity and network context that short engagements rarely learn. |
| Staffing or recruiting agency | Roles defined by Microsoft certifications | Certifications show exam knowledge, not how someone debugs a private networking issue in production. |
| In-house recruiting | A permanent cloud application team | Slow to staff, especially for engineers who know both application code and Azure infrastructure. |
| Ryz Labs staff augmentation | Adding senior Azure developers to your product or platform team | You own subscriptions and standards. Works best with clear environment ownership. |
| Ryz Labs AI pod team | Building an AI system on Azure inside your tenant | A dedicated pod with a tech lead, ML and backend engineers. Scoped as a team with a plan up front. |
If you need a Microsoft licensing partner, a managed services contract for running your tenant, or follow-the-sun support from Europe and Asia, Ryz is not the right fit.
Why hire Azure developers from Latin America
Many enterprises run on Microsoft, and Azure work often means coordinating with internal IT, security and network teams who approve changes during business hours. Developers working within an hour of your team can join those approvals live, which keeps cloud projects from stalling on access requests and firewall tickets.
Senior .NET and Azure engineers are well represented across the region, many with experience at global enterprises and Microsoft partners. They work comfortably with Microsoft documentation and tooling in English and with your IT governance processes.
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FAQ
Do your Azure developers also handle infrastructure?
Most do. We look for developers who can write application code and the Bicep or Terraform it runs on. For larger platform work, we can add a dedicated cloud or DevOps engineer.
Can they build on Azure OpenAI?
Yes. Many have built retrieval and assistant features with Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Search. For a full AI system, an AI pod team brings ML and backend engineers together.
What does an Azure developer cost through Ryz?
Custom quote, scoped per team. Before you sign, you get a scoped plan, a price and the names of the engineers.
How does contracting work, and what hours do they keep?
You sign one contract with Ryz. Our engineers work with us as independent contractors, and we handle paying them. They work within an hour of US time zones.
Questions we didn't answer? Email info@ryzlabs.com.