Software Engineer II or Senior Software Engineer - Simulation Platform | Microsoft Careers

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $102,100–$202,200 / yr
Posted: 5 days ago
Closes: Dec 7, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Software Engineer II or Senior Software Engineer - Simulation Platform | Microsoft Careers

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As a Software Engineer II or Senior Software Engineer on Microsoft’s AI Frameworks team, you will design and implement an AI chip simulator and related tools as part of the Software Development Kit (SDK), ensuring timely delivery for partner teams. Your day-to-day responsibilities include developing hardware simulators for next-generation AI chips, contributing to software design and verification, collaborating with hardware designers and AI model developers, and identifying requirements and estimating work. This role requires hands-on experience in C++, Python, and systems programming, along with a solid understanding of memory models, concurrency, and interprocess communication. Candidates should have expertise in GPU, TPU, or other accelerator architectures and their runtime systems, as well as familiarity with hardware interfaces like PCIe and DMA.

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C++ Python C GPU TPU Rust PCIe DMA RDMA eBPF Linux_kernel performance_profiling concurrency_control memory_models interprocess_communication

What you'll do

Design and implement hardware simulators for next-generation AI chips.
Ensure timely delivery of simulator releases used daily by partner teams.
Write high-quality code in C++ and Python for AI chip simulation tools.
Collaborate with hardware designers to integrate software stacks for AI accelerators.
Identify requirements, scope solutions, and estimate work for large-scale projects.

What we're looking for

2+ years of experience in software development using C++, C, or Python.
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
Hands-on experience in all phases of software development: concept to verification.
Solid understanding of memory models, concurrency, and interprocess communication.
Experience with hardware interfaces or device communication (e.g., PCIe, DMA).
Familiarity with GPU, TPU, or other accelerator architectures and their runtime systems.

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