Software Engineer 2, CoreAI

Microsoft

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
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Salary
$102,100–$202,200 / yr
Posted
14 days ago
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Confirmed live today
Closes
Apr 10, 2027

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This role pays more than 57% of similar roles. Most pay $124,400–$177,250 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $152k versus about $151k for comparable roles.

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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 694 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 651 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer 2, CoreAI

The Software Engineer 2 - CoreAI joins a team focused on growing Azure API Management across serverless, hybrid, and Kubernetes environments. In this role, you will build scalable, secure, and reliable platform infrastructure that powers AI capabilities, specifically supporting the AI gateway. Your daily responsibilities include contributing to service features like the proxy engine, management APIs, data analytics, and deployment infrastructure. You will also enable container-based deployments to create intuitive API development experiences. The position requires proficiency in programming languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. You will work on solving technical problems related to providing underlying infrastructure for companies to publish, describe, secure, manage, and monitor their APIs within a cloud-based environment.

What does a Software Engineer earn?

Median $197400 from 2576 postings across 150 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Build scalable and reliable service infrastructure for the Azure API Management platform.
  • Develop features for the proxy engine, management APIs, data analytics, and deployment infrastructure.
  • Construct foundational platform infrastructure to support secure AI capabilities and AI gateway workloads.
  • Implement container-based deployments for various service environments.
  • Create an intuitive API development experience using containers, virtual machines, and Azure Functions.
  • Test, support, and diagnose live systems to ensure high-quality production performance.
  • Apply AI-first development practices using modern cloud and open-source technologies.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 2+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, or equivalent experience.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including a Microsoft Cloud Background Check every two years.
  • 3+ years of software development and design experience (preferred).
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Math, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent field experience (preferred).
  • Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages including Java, C/C++, C#, or JavaScript (preferred).

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