Member of Technical Staff, Microsoft Robotics (Software Systems)

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Location
Redmond, WA
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$142,800–$274,800 / yr
Posted
29 days ago
Closes
Nov 25, 2026
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99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Member of Technical Staff, Microsoft Robotics (Software Systems)

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As a Principal Member of Technical Staff in Microsoft's Discovery and Quantum division, you will design and build core infrastructure components for the company’s integrated robotics software and AI platform. Your daily responsibilities include architecting SDKs, cloud services, edge runtimes, and agent orchestration layers that enable seamless integration between humans, robots, and AI agents. You will also develop a robust data infrastructure supporting real-world and synthetic data at scale, ensuring cross-cutting concerns like authentication and API versioning are addressed. Proficiency in C++, Rust, Go, and Python is essential, along with deep expertise in cloud-native systems engineering on Azure. This role demands experience in robotics middleware, ML infrastructure, simulation platforms, and multi-tenant APIs, as well as a track record of making architectural decisions that scale effectively.

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Python C++ Go Rust Kubernetes Azure CI/CD ROS ROS2 ONNX TensorRT Triton API Gateway Service Mesh CLI JavaScript Java C# C Data Pipelines ML Infrastructure Simulation Infrastructure Digital Twin Platforms Multi-Tenant Platforms

What you'll do

  • Architect and implement core infrastructure components for the Microsoft Robotics platform.
  • Design extensibility and integration architecture for composing autonomy capabilities across environments.
  • Build production-grade data infrastructure spanning the full robotics lifecycle at scale.
  • Own cross-cutting concerns like authentication, API versioning, multi-tenant isolation, and performance.
  • Drive developer experience by defining CLI, SDK patterns, documentation, and inner-loop development workflow.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field with 12+ years of relevant engineering experience
  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field with 8+ years of relevant engineering experience
  • Deep expertise in designing and building developer platforms, SDKs, APIs, and distributed infrastructure
  • Proficiency in cloud-native systems engineering including microservices architecture and Kubernetes
  • Experience with robotics middleware (ROS/ROS2), real-time systems, and edge computing platforms
  • Familiarity with ML infrastructure for model serving and training orchestration at scale
  • Demonstrated ability to make architectural trade-offs and communicate decisions effectively

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