Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft

Redmond, Washington, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

13 Mar, 26

Salary

296400.0

Posted On

13 Dec, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Large Language Models, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, System Performance, Reliability, Scalability, Experimentation, Code Reviews, Debugging, Continuous Delivery

Industry

Software Development

Description

Overview Do you want to work on a product that is used daily by more than 100+ millions users? A product that is used by 91% of Fortune 100 companies. A product that is available in 181 markets with a support for 44 languages. A product which is recognized as fastest growing app in the history of Microsoft. We’re working on Microsoft Teams - modern collaboration and productivity hub for the workspace (https://products.office.com/en-us/microsoft-teams). Microsoft Teams brings together real time audio/video conferencing solutions, chat and Office 365 workloads such as Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive and OneNote and integrates them in one product creating smooth user experience. Microsoft Teams is built using cutting edge technology leveraging best from Microsoft Research, open source and Azure cloud. Using short development cycles, we ship incremental updates to our customers, collect feedback and metrics and through that iteratively improve the product. Team is distributed across US, Europe and India which gives us a unique operational support. With world class tooling such as Microsoft DevOps and using our own product – Microsoft Teams - we’re driving truly global business. We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to technically lead & contribute to design, build, test, deploy and operate features in production. Responsibilities Design, implement, validate, and ship artificial intelligence (AI) powered features end-to-end for Microsoft Teams across desktop, web, and mobile clients Collaborate with Program Managers, Designers, and Researchers to define product requirements, timelines, and measurable success criteria Maintain and improve system performance, reliability, latency, and scalability of AI-powered features in production Participate in code reviews, debugging, telemetry reviews, and continuous delivery processes Champion a culture of scientific rigor, ethical AI, and innovation across the team Communicate scientific findings and technical designs clearly to product and engineering leadership Drive exploration of hybrid AI experiences (cloud + edge + large language model (LLM)) for responsiveness, privacy, and enterprise value Experience prompt tuning, fine tuning and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) system development Experience with Evaluation, A/B testing, Experimentation Qualifications Required Qualifications: 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. Preferred Qualifications: Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ 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 15+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. Experience on developing AI Applications Conduct applied science experiments, create and validate metrics, work with machine learning (ML) pipeline and modeling algorithm in the area of Large Language Models, Natural Language Processing, Information Retrieval, and Machine Learning Develop and deploy conversational and language understanding models at scale. Following and advancing best practices for Responsible AI and Privacy Preserving Machine Learning. Experience with commercial product development with focus on user experiences Software Engineering IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $163,000 - $296,400 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 $220,800 - $331,200 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

Responsibilities

The Principal Software Engineer will design, implement, validate, and ship AI-powered features for Microsoft Teams across various platforms. They will also collaborate with cross-functional teams to define product requirements and maintain system performance in production.