MTS - Platform Engineer (Tools) | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

Hybrid Actively hiring
WA Posted 89 days ago $119,800–$234,700 / year
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At a glance

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TL;DR

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 execute actions 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 should be proficient in languages like Python, C++, or Go, and have a strong background in backend or ML systems engineering. Ideal candidates thrive at the intersection of product and inference, tackling complex technical challenges while ensuring high performance and reliability across large-scale AI workflows.

Skills

Python Go Rust C++ Java Kubernetes Terraform AWS CI/CD PostgreSQL MongoDB Docker Prometheus Grafana Git GitHub Jenkins

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 researchers to design scalable and maintainable systems.
  • Ensure high success rates for API calls and workflows in AI agents.
  • Build primitives for robust, 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 with cross-functional teams
  • Ability to design and operate reliable, high-performance systems
  • Experience with AI platforms, machine learning frameworks, and APIs
  • Hands-on expertise in developing, deploying, and scaling language models

Market check

Salary context

This $119,800–$234,700 range sits above 50% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$139,065–$225,550

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$151,987–$211,200

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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