Member of Technical Staff - AI Product - Backend Engineer | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

Hybrid Actively hiring
CA Posted 172 days ago $119,800$234,700 / year

At a glance

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TL;DR

We are seeking a skilled Backend Engineer at the senior level to join our dynamic Growth engineering team within Microsoft AI (MAI), where you will play a pivotal role in developing secure and high-performance APIs for Copilot’s iOS and Android applications. Your day-to-day responsibilities include collaborating with cross-functional teams such as product management, design, data science, and AI research to drive user growth, engagement, and retention through the optimization of onboarding flows and enhancement of product features. You will also work closely with data scientists to analyze user behavior and implement scalable infrastructure solutions that enhance Copilot’s capabilities. Ideal candidates should possess expertise in Python, Node.js, or Go, along with experience in cloud platforms like AWS or Azure, and a strong understanding of RESTful APIs and microservices architecture. This role involves tackling complex business challenges at scale within the rapidly evolving AI assistant market.

Skills

Python Django RESTful APIs iOS Android Git CI/CD AWS Kubernetes PostgreSQL MongoDB GraphQL Redis CICD

What you'll do

  • Build secure and performant APIs for Copilot’s mobile apps.
  • Optimize onboarding flows to enhance user acquisition and retention.
  • Improve product features based on user behavior analysis.
  • Collaborate with data science teams to optimize user engagement.
  • Develop scalable infrastructure to support rapid growth initiatives.

What we're looking for

  • 3+ years of experience in backend engineering or related field.
  • Strong expertise in building secure and performant APIs for mobile applications.
  • Proven ability to collaborate across multiple disciplines including PM, design, data science.
  • Experience optimizing onboarding flows and improving product features for user engagement.
  • Solid understanding of scalable infrastructure development and deployment.

Market check

Salary context

This $119,800–$234,700 range sits above 35% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$143,000$260,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$173,650$223,712

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing

Microsoft currently has 534 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 488 roles with salary data.

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