Senior Software Engineer - CoreAI
at Microsoft
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- Compensation
- $119,800 – $258,000 USD
- City
- San Francisco, New York City
- Country
- United States
Currency: $ (USD)
You will join Microsoft's Azure Knowledge AI team within CoreAI Services to design, build, and maintain scalable AI services for Content Understanding and agentic memory. You will collaborate with researchers and engineers to integrate large and small language models into production systems, focusing on NLP, distributed systems, and model integration. The role emphasizes architecture decisions for performance, reliability, and maintainability, and contributing to agentic infrastructure for dynamic interactions. You will mentor junior engineers and participate in cross-team reviews to deliver high-quality software.
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 CoreAI 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 Senior Software Engineer - CoreAI 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 services for Azure AI 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.
- Mentor junior engineers and 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/Minimum 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, 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/Additional Qualifications:
- Bachelor'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, or Python.
- Problem-solving skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- 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.
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.
