MTS Platform Engineer, Tools

Microsoft

Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Redmond, WA
Salary
$119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted
116 days ago
Closes
Aug 30, 2026
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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Similar $172k
This role $177k
$106k most similar roles pay here $248k

This role pays more than 57% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$202,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $177k versus about $172k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 622 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 571 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · MTS Platform Engineer, Tools

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As a Member of Technical Staff on the Platform Engineering team, you will design and develop robust orchestration layers for AI Agents that can reason, plan, and act autonomously. Your daily tasks include building secure and performant platform services that power Copilot, collaborating with engineers and researchers to create scalable systems, and delivering production-quality code iteratively. You will work with technologies such as C++, Go, Java, Python, and Rust, ensuring high performance and reliability in AI workflows. Ideal candidates have a background in backend or ML systems, excelling at the intersection of product and inference, and possess strong collaboration skills to communicate complex technical concepts effectively across teams. This role involves tackling challenging problems and contributing to an inclusive team culture that drives real-world workflow innovations.

Skills

Python Go Rust C++ Java Kubernetes Docker CI/CD AWS GCP Azure PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis Terraform Prometheus Grafana Git Jenkins Ansible Kafka Zookeeper TensorFlow PyTorch Scikit-learn

What you'll do

  • Design secure and performant AI platform services that power Copilot.
  • Overcome technical challenges to deliver production-quality code iteratively.
  • Collaborate with AI researchers to design scalable and maintainable systems.
  • Ensure efficient execution of workflows by optimizing tool orchestration.
  • Build primitives for secure, scalable, and reliable user experiences.

What we're looking for

  • 4+ years of technical engineering experience or equivalent
  • Proficiency in at least one coding language like C++, Java, Python, etc.
  • Strong collaboration skills and clear communication with cross-functional teams
  • Experience designing and operating reliable, high-performance systems
  • Ability to identify and resolve complex technical issues efficiently
  • Hands-on experience with AI platforms, machine learning frameworks, and APIs

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