Senior Software Engineer, Foundry IQ - CoreAI

Microsoft

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Work type: Hybrid
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Salary: $119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted: 13 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Apr 12, 2027

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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 IQ - CoreAI

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As a Senior Software Engineer on the Foundry IQ team, you will build the next generation of agentic knowledge retrieval by combining enterprise knowledge with AI agents. You will design, build, and operate scalable backend services and APIs that integrate with internal and external language models. Your daily work involves developing GPU-backed integrations for large-scale production machine learning workloads and partnering with Applied Science to turn research into reliable production capabilities. You will advance knowledge retrieval through RAG, agentic retrieval, and LLM context engineering while ensuring low-latency performance. The role requires proficiency in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, along with expertise in distributed systems, GPU-hosted model integration, and large language models. You will solve complex retrieval problems to deliver grounded results for diverse industries.

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Skills

Azure AI Search Python C# C++ Java JavaScript C Large Language Models RAG distributed-systems Machine Learning Infrastructure LLM Context Engineering

What you'll do

Design, build, and operate scalable backend services and APIs for Azure.
Integrate internal and external language models into production systems.
Develop GPU-backed integrations to support large-scale machine learning workloads.
Evaluate end-to-end production systems to ensure the quality and reliability of AI experiences.
Advance knowledge retrieval techniques including RAG, agentic retrieval, and LLM context engineering.
Integrate low-latency models and advanced reasoning models based on specific performance needs.
Provide evaluation tooling and support for production integrations of Applied Science deliverables.
Solve complex retrieval and AI problems directly with customers and partner teams.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
4+ years of technical engineering experience coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Ability to pass Microsoft Cloud background checks and other government security screenings.
Experience developing Azure Services with an understanding of service release and live-site responsibilities (preferred).
Experience coding in C# and Python in a production system (preferred).
Experience developing and deploying live production systems as part of a product team for 2+ years (preferred).
Experience with large language models, GPU-based models, and model hosting (preferred).
Experience coding in C++ or Java in a production system (preferred).

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