Senior AI Software Engineer – Microsoft Teams

Are you interested in joining one of the most exciting teams and working on the fastest growing enterprise product in Microsoft? Then look no further than Microsoft Teams Messaging and AI team based in Silicon Valley. You will be building innovative solutions that leverage state of the art Web and GenAI technologies and models to deliver the next evolution of collaboration and productivity features for Microsoft Teams.

Teams Messaging and AI provides exciting opportunities in building messaging and large language models (LLM) features that meet the needs of hundreds of millions of engaging users of the fastest growing product in Microsoft's history. This is a unique opportunity to grow and apply your knowledge of innovative web and frontier AI technologies and agentic application architecture in a broad scope to have a significant impact.

We are looking for creative problem solvers and diverse thinkers — people who care about culture as well as developing features and engaging the communities they serve. We believe that why we do things is as important as what we do. Big vision, an inclusive purpose, a passion for quality, curiosity as well as grit, and an investment in fun and collaboration are what lead to remarkable results.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be an integral part of our tight-knit group of dedicated problem solvers. The ideal candidate should be able to quickly make an impact on the team and work with the larger Teams engineering and Microsoft Search, Assistant, and Intelligence (MSAI) organizations to deliver an innovative experience to hundreds of millions of Microsoft Teams users.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Design, implementation, and shipping of multiple new messaging and large language models (LLM) agentic features.
• Building end-to-end user experiences that work across multiple devices and browsers.
• Writing and maintaining unit tests, large language models (LLM) eval and automated integration or end-to-end tests.
• Building web and AI applications in enterprise and/or consumer markets.
• Collaborating with partner teams to meet engineering goals.
• Managing individual projects or feature priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years engineering experience with large scale complex modern web development stacks like React with Typescript.
• 2+ years ability to navigate complex problems with a thorough design and collaborate with multiple partners on common goals.
• 1+ year experience with GenAI and large language models (LLM) flow development.

Other Requirements:

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• OR equivalent experience.
• Proven skills in software system design and architecture.
• Experience with Web performance and memory optimization.
• Experience with unit-test, continuous integration, and test-driven client and service development.<