This role pays more than
57%
of similar roles. Most pay
$161,000–$217,725
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$177k
versus about
$189k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
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Listed pay typically runs
$119,800–$234,700
across 622 roles with salary data.
As a Senior Software Engineer - Performance Tooling on Microsoft’s AI Frameworks team, you will work across multiple layers of the AI software stack, from abstractions and programming models to compilers, runtimes, libraries, and APIs, enabling large-scale model training and inference. Your day-to-day responsibilities include benchmarking OpenAI and other LLMs for performance on GPUs and Microsoft hardware, debugging and optimizing performance for CPU/GPU workloads, monitoring performance regressions, and collaborating with researchers and engineers to deliver scalable AI improvements. The role requires expertise in C++ or Python, experience with high-performance applications and GPU profiling tools, a solid foundation in software engineering principles and computer architecture, and the ability to independently lead projects. This position is integral to optimizing Azure’s OpenAI service for some of the largest workloads on the planet, serving major Microsoft products like Office, Windows, Bing, SQL Server, and Dynamics.
Chromium
C++
JavaScript
HTML
CSS
WebAssembly
Git
CI/CD
W3C
Docker
Linux
Windows
MacOS
Cross-platform
Debugging
PerformanceOptimization
RenderingPipeline
BrowserEngine
WebDevelopmentTools
REST_APIs