Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft

Redmond, Washington, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

11 Apr, 26

Salary

234700.0

Posted On

11 Jan, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

C++, Python, Cloud Security, Infrastructure As Code, CICD, Monitoring, Distributed Systems, Technical Leadership, Mentoring, Collaboration, Azure, GitHub, CMake, Bash, Powershell, YAML

Industry

Software Development

Description

Overview The AI Frameworks team at Microsoft builds the foundational software that powers advanced machine learning across all major Microsoft products—including Windows, Office, Bing, and more. Our work bridges the latest AI models and diverse hardware, enabling seamless AI experiences from supercomputers to mobile devices. This role targets infrastructure engineers. As a member of the Engineering Systems team, you will focus on cloud security, infrastructure as code, monitoring large distributed systems, CICD, build, and the deployment of internal tooling. You will provide workflow improvements and stability to enable the AI Frameworks team to do more, faster, and more efficiently across an array of hardware and programming languages. This is a technical role: it requires hands-on design and development skills. We seek candidates with hands-on experience building and maintaining infrastructure for large-scale C++ and/or Python projects ideally hosted in Github or Azure DevOps. We foster a collaborative, growth-oriented environment where engineers are empowered to innovate and share knowledge. An entrepreneurial approach and ability to take initiative and move fast are essential. Responsibilities As a senior engineer, the common tasks of the job would include, but not be limited to: Perform software development in C/C++, bash, Python, YAML, Powershell, and other relevant languages to support AI infrastructure. Partnering with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for one or more complex scenarios. Providing technical leadership for the identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform. Mentor and guide engineers to produce extensible, maintainable code used across Microsoft. Proactively seeking new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale and shares knowledge with other engineers. Embodying our Culture and Values 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. 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. A technical background and solid foundation in software engineering principles and architecture design An intellectual curiosity and passion about learning new technologies Previous cross-team collaboration skills and the desire to collaborate in a team of researchers and developers 3+ years of experience in cloud security and Azure 3+ years of experience with Azure DevOps or github 1+ years of experience with CI/CD systems 1+ years of experience with CMake 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. 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 senior engineer will perform software development in various programming languages to support AI infrastructure and partner with stakeholders to determine user requirements. They will also provide technical leadership and mentor other engineers to produce maintainable code.