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$139,900–$274,800 / yr
Posted
59 days ago

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This role $207k
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This role pays more than 78% of similar roles. Most pay $152,150–$207,350 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $207k versus about $180k for comparable roles.

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As a Principal Software Engineer on the Bing Multimedia team’s Image Search Experience division, you will lead the development of AI-native platforms that integrate multimodal understanding, large language models, and high-performance distributed systems to enhance visual discovery at global scale. Your daily tasks include setting technical direction for image search features, designing durable system architectures, and implementing production-ready solutions that improve user interaction through intelligent adaptability. You will work with C++, Java, Python, and other languages while leveraging your expertise in large language models, multimodal AI, and distributed systems to create scalable platforms that ensure high performance and reliability. This role requires a strong background in image processing, computer vision, and cloud-based architectures, as well as experience mentoring engineers and driving engineering best practices across teams.

Skills

Python Java JavaScript C++ Distributed Systems Cloud-Based Architectures LLMs Multimodal AI Image Processing Computer Vision CI/CD Kubernetes AWS Azure PostgreSQL MongoDB Prometheus Grafana Git Jenkins

What you'll do

  • Define technical direction for AI-powered image search platforms.
  • Design durable system architectures that integrate multimodal AI and LLMs.
  • Ensure scalable platform performance and reliability under real-world conditions.
  • Apply large language models in production to enhance visual experience quality.
  • Influence engineering practices and mentor team members on complex projects.
  • Set success metrics and guide long-term technical direction with data insights.

What we're looking for

  • Extensive experience (12+ years) in technical engineering with proficiency in programming languages like C++, Java, Python.
  • Hands-on expertise in building large-scale search or recommendation systems.
  • Practical experience applying LLMs, multimodal AI, and reasoning systems in production environments.
  • Strong background in designing evaluation metrics for AI-powered systems and understanding image processing pipelines.
  • Proven track record of mentoring engineers and promoting engineering best practices at scale.
  • Deep knowledge in distributed systems, backend services, and cloud-based architectures with a focus on performance optimization.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead technical problem spaces from definition through delivery and long-term evolution.

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