Senior Software Engineer

You’re joining Microsoft at a pivotal moment in our intelligent cloud journey—where AI is transforming how we build, scale, and empower. As part of the Azure Knowledge AI team within Microsoft AI Services, you’ll help shape the future of Content Understanding, and agentic memory. You’ll work with cutting-edge large and small language models and agentic infrastructure to deliver impactful, scalable AI services.  

You’ll play a critical role in building and optimizing large-scale AI systems that power real-world applications. This role offers you the opportunity to deepen your expertise in natural language processing, distributed systems, and model integration—while collaborating with world-class researchers and engineers across Microsoft. We support flexible work arrangements, including remote and hybrid options, to help you do your best work.  

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, and we’re dedicated to this mission across every aspect of our company. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Join us and help shape the future of the world.  

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable AI (Artificial Intelligence) services for Azure AI (Artificial Intelligence) Content Understanding and Knowledge team.  

• Collaborate with researchers and engineers to integrate cutting-edge large and small language models into production systems.  

• Drive architecture and implementation decisions that ensure performance, reliability, and maintainability of AI services.  

• Contribute to the development of agentic infrastructure that enables dynamic and intelligent interactions.  

• Contribute to a culture of technical excellence, inclusion, and continuous learning.  

• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and cross-team collaborations to deliver high-quality software.

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.
• 4+ years of experience in programming languages such as C#, C++, Java, or Python. 

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:

• Problem-solving skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Solid understanding of machine learning or natural language processing concepts. 
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP) and microservices architecture.  
• Code tracing abilities.

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $158,400 - $258,000 per year.

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