The DirectML (Machine Learning) Platform Team in the Core OS (Operating System) organization places Microsoft’s best innovations in machine learning and Artifical Intelligence in the hands of millions of Windows developers worldwide. The DirectML Team is responsible for driving platform innovations for machine learning across various hardware architectures at the scale of the Windows ecosystem. Our platform, built on the DirectML core operating system stack, helps power countless machine learning workloads from computer visions, audio and video to the latest generative AI models such as the many generative art and large language models. Our mission is to realize the AI (Artificial Intelligence) PC (Personal Computer) vision for Windows and make Windows an AI-first computing platform for developers by delivering breakthrough technology that helps drive Microsoft’s leadership in AI for years to come. We are a learn-it-all team with passion and specialty in designing high-performance platforms that leverage cutting-edge hardware capabilities ranging from optimized Graphics Processing Unit compute kernels to dedicated AI processor architectures on the Neural Processing Unit. We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer with a desire to learn and be immersed in this fundamental platform shift that AI brings to the world by helping the team to build highly efficient execution engines and tools in a fast-moving but highly collaborative environment. This important role offers a significant potential to positively impact Microsoft’s future and the industry.
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REQUIRED/MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline 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.
• Experience working at low levels of software stack, device driver development, and/or integration of hardware and software.

ADDITIONAL OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Deep knowledge with hands-on experience in ML compiler and platform technology.
• Excellent communication/customer interfacing skills and the ability to deal with ambiguity and prioritize issues.
• In-depth experience and knowledge in operating system development in either user-mode or kernel-mode development.
• A proven track record of significant technical leadership in research and development of AI platforms or frameworks technology.
• Prior experience in the design and development of ML hardware microarchitecture in real-world products.
  Software Engineering IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $158,500 - $276,600 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 $202,800 - $304,200 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
  Microsoft will accept applications for the role until April 10, 2024.
  

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• Drive co-engineering efforts with industry partners to deliver durable, scalable, and high-performance designs and platform solutions.
• Collaborate with engineers from within or outside the team, within or outside of Microsoft, to build and maintain existing and future features of the DirectML platform on various hardware architectures.
• Develop and maintain highly reliable and scalable conformance and performance benchmark systems that run across diverse hardware architectures.
• Mentor and develop new engineers to take on new initiatives and challenges.
• Help Microsoft seek out and attract new talents in AI platform research and development.
• Work with open-source developers and communities to maintain and advance DirectML and Microsoft platform leadership in AI technology and tooling.
• Other: Embody our Culture and Values