Member of Technical Staff - Data Engineer | Microsoft Careers

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US Posted 48 days ago $139,900–$274,800 / year
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TL;DR

Join Microsoft AI as a Member of Technical Staff - Data Engineer to contribute to building mission-critical data pipelines that ingest, process, and publish data from personal AI systems. As part of the Data Platform Engineering team, you will work on scalable solutions that support model fine-tuning and data introspection for continuous improvement in human-AI interactions. Your day-to-day responsibilities include collaborating with platform, infrastructure, application engineers, and AI researchers to develop next-generation data platforms using big data processing technologies such as Apache Hadoop, Kafka, NoSQL databases, and cloud services like Azure or AWS. Ideal candidates have a strong background in computer science, software engineering, and at least 6 years of experience in data engineering or related fields, with proficiency in Python, Java, Spark, SQL, and distributed systems architecture.

Skills

Python Java Spark SQL Apache_Hadoop Kafka NoSQL Azure AWS GCP CI/CD Docker Kubernetes Terraform PostgreSQL MSSQL

What you'll do

  • Build scalable data pipelines for ingesting, transforming, and publishing data from AI systems.
  • Collaborate with engineers and researchers to develop next-generation data platform products and services.
  • Design and implement data governance, compliance, and security measures for data assets.
  • Develop distributed systems on public cloud infrastructure like Azure or AWS at scale.
  • Maintain expertise in big data processing technologies such as Apache Hadoop, Kafka, and NoSQL.
  • Stay updated with industry trends and best practices in web development and AI.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 6+ years of experience or equivalent.
  • Proficiency in building data processing applications using Python, Java, Spark, SQL.
  • Experience with Apache Hadoop ecosystem, Kafka, NoSQL databases.
  • Strong background in data governance, compliance, and security.
  • Expertise in developing scalable services on public cloud platforms like Azure, AWS, GCP.
  • Track record of building distributed systems at scale and deep understanding of infrastructure technologies.

Market check

Salary context

This $139,900–$274,800 range sits above 65% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$132,300–$234,700

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$154,637–$214,500

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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