Senior Software Engineer, Foundry Agents

Microsoft

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Work type: On-site
Location: —
Salary: $119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted: 47 days ago
Closes: Nov 7, 2026

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This role $177k

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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

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Foundry Agents

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As a Senior Software Engineer in the Foundry Agents organization at Microsoft CoreAI, you will play a pivotal role in developing and scaling cloud-native systems that support the full lifecycle of intelligent agents. Your responsibilities include building secure deployment platforms, integrating governed tools, fine-tuning models, and enhancing observability for continuous optimization. You will design distributed systems to ensure reliable agent execution at enterprise scale while improving developer workflows through advanced tooling and automation. Key tasks involve debugging complex interactions between models, data, and infrastructure, contributing to technical designs throughout the software development lifecycle, and maintaining high standards of code quality and operational excellence. This role demands expertise in cloud services, distributed systems, and AI infrastructure, with a preference for candidates with 5+ years of experience in designing large-scale cloud services and 3+ years in machine learning or AI systems.

Skills

Python Kubernetes Docker AWS Azure CI/CD PostgreSQL Prometheus Grafana Terraform Git REST GraphQL

What you'll do

Build and scale secure agent deployment and execution services at enterprise level.
Design and implement distributed systems for reliable AI agent operation in the cloud.
Enhance developer workflows by improving tooling, abstractions, and automation.
Debug and optimize interactions between models, data, and infrastructure components.
Maintain high standards of code quality, testing, reliability, and operational excellence.
Contribute to technical design and implementation throughout the software development lifecycle.

What we're looking for

5+ years of experience in designing and delivering highly available, large-scale cloud services and distributed systems.
Strong background in building secure enterprise deployment and governed tool integration for AI agents.
Experience in improving developer and researcher workflows through advanced tooling and automation.
Proficient in debugging and optimizing interactions across models, data, and infrastructure.
Solid experience in technical design and implementation throughout the software development lifecycle.

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