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On-site
Location
Redmond, WA
Salary
$119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted
62 days ago
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This role $177k
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This role pays more than 59% of similar roles. Most pay $155,000–$207,350 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $177k versus about $181k for comparable roles.

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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 1103 open roles on FindRole.

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As a Senior Software Engineer - System Optimization on Microsoft’s Artificial Intelligence Frameworks team, you will lead the innovation of high-performance inference systems for state-of-the-art LLM models across diverse hardware platforms. Your daily tasks include benchmarking and optimizing AI workloads in C++, Python, and other languages, collaborating with hardware teams to co-design HW/SW interfaces, and diagnosing complex performance bottlenecks in distributed systems. You will also own critical metrics, design robust optimizations, and partner closely with research and production teams to enhance Azure’s efficiency and Microsoft’s next-generation AI infrastructure, impacting major products like Office, Windows, Bing, SQL Server, and Dynamics.

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C++ Python CUDA Docker Kubernetes Terraform CI/CD PostgreSQL Prometheus Grafana Azure Linux Git REST APIs JSON YAML

What you'll do

  • Lead benchmarking and optimization of state-of-the-art LLMs across GPUs and custom AI hardware.
  • Architect improvements to large-scale serving pipelines for efficient AI workload execution.
  • Diagnose complex performance bottlenecks in distributed systems to enhance overall efficiency.
  • Design and implement robust optimizations for critical metrics in AI software stack.
  • Collaborate with research, hardware, and production teams to integrate cutting-edge capabilities.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field and 4+ years of coding experience in C++, Python.
  • Master's degree in Computer Science with 6+ years of coding experience in C++, Python, or equivalent.
  • PhD in Computer Science with relevant technical engineering experience in programming languages like C++ or Python.
  • At least 1 year of experience working with Large Language Models and large-scale AI workloads execution.
  • Strong software design, development, and optimization skills for cloud-scale AI workloads.

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