Senior Software Engineer | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

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Work type
On-site
Location
Redmond, WA
Salary
$119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted
25 days ago
Closes
Nov 7, 2026

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Above market

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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

Microsoft currently has 728 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer | Microsoft Careers

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As a Senior Software Engineer on the AI Systems team at Microsoft, you will formulate design patterns and algorithms to address novel challenges in AI transformation, creating prototypes that showcase innovative scenarios. You will collaborate with various product teams such as Windows, Office, SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange, Teams, Edge, and more, to integrate new AI capabilities into existing products and services. Your responsibilities include innovating and testing theoretical designs, building prototypes, aligning technical direction with business goals, and participating in v-teams to develop engineering plans. You will write high-quality code using debugging tools to validate assumptions and improve quality while analyzing performance bottlenecks. The role requires expertise in AI/ML concepts, distributed computing, cloud-native development, and experience with Azure or similar platforms.

Skills

AI ML Python Docker CI/CD Azure AWS GCP PostgreSQL Kubernetes Terraform Prometheus Git GitHub

What you'll do

  • Develop design patterns and algorithms to solve novel problems in AI transformation.
  • Create prototypes demonstrating new scenarios using advanced AI capabilities.
  • Architect solutions to integrate AI innovations with existing products and services.
  • Write secure, performant, and maintainable code for AI-enabled experiences.
  • Analyze and resolve performance bottlenecks in AI systems.
  • Collaborate with partner teams to align technical direction with business goals.

What we're looking for

  • Proven ability to drive changes with cross-team dependencies.
  • Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts and their integration into software workflows.
  • Experience in training and fine-tuning AI models.
  • Familiarity with agent-based systems, distributed computing, or autonomous software design.
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills for technical projects.
  • Contributions to open-source projects and cloud-native development experience.

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