Principal Software Engineering, AI Frameworks

Microsoft

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$142,800–$274,800 / yr
Posted
30 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday
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Feb 8, 2027

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This role $209k
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This role pays more than 57% of similar roles. Most pay $174,600–$231,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $209k versus about $203k 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 598 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Principal Software Engineering, AI Frameworks

As a Principal Software Engineering - AI Frameworks, you will join the AI Frameworks team to develop software that bridges the gap between state-of-the-art AI models and diverse hardware ecosystems. You will work on ONNX for model representation, ONNX Runtime for cross-platform inference and training acceleration, and Foundry Local for on-device AI solutions. Your daily responsibilities include partnering with stakeholders to define requirements, providing technical leadership for design documents, mentoring engineers, and serving as a Designated Responsible Individual for system monitoring. You will build extensible code while ensuring high performance and reliability across various platforms including servers, mobile devices, and IoT hardware. The role requires expertise in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python to solve complex problems regarding machine learning deployment, inference software stacks, and systems performance optimization within a production environment.

What you'll do

  • Determine user requirements for complex scenarios by partnering with relevant stakeholders.
  • Provide technical leadership for identifying dependencies and developing design documents for products and platforms.
  • Mentor engineers and lead by example to produce extensible and maintainable code across the company.
  • Manage project plans, release plans, and work items using deep subject-matter expertise.
  • Serve as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) to monitor systems for degradation or downtime.
  • Proactively research and implement new technical solutions to improve product performance and reliability.
  • Drive consistency in monitoring and operations at scale while sharing knowledge with other engineers.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • At least 6 years of technical engineering experience coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check every two years.
  • Experience developing an inference software stack is preferred.
  • Experience with systems performance optimization is preferred.
  • Experience working with open-source code is preferred.

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