Software Engineering II

Microsoft bets on Artificial Intelligence (AI) as the next growth opportunity for the company. OpenAI, Mistral, and other Large language Model (LLM) driven innovations are happening throughout the industry.

Azure AI is focused on building a platform that makes it easy for both first party Microsoft teams and third party customers to build cutting edge applications on top of these large language models.

We are going through a product experience revamp to meet the demand created by LLMs, and we are at the forefront of introducing new capabilities that are vital to using LLMs in production while meeting enterprise security, isolation, and compliance requirements.

We are looking to hire a Software Engineer II to join the Azure AI Experiences Team. In this role, you will be working with a group of engineers who are currently working on new SDK experiences that make it easier for our customers to consume LLMs, and you will be working on the APIs and services that power those SDKs. These services also power Azure AI Foundry.

You will also participate in proposing and developing innovative solutions that span across multiple layers of technologies. You will be responsible for fully understanding requirements and providing solutions that match the needs.

As a team, we adopt a culture of meritocracy, bias towards taking big risks and failing fast, and value hacking together. You will join a team of talented engineers who love solving hard problems, embrace open source. If you are a service or SDK developer who is passionate about making AI accessible and solving challenging world problems, you should join us.

We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served. 

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. 

Responsibilities

• Determine user requirements, create test plans, identify dependencies, estimate work, schedule deliverables.
• Apply good coding standards and patterns. 
• Perform software development in C#, Python, and other languages. 
• Participate in livesite.
• Embody our culture and values. 

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications (RQs/MQs)

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.

• 1+ years of experience with distributed systems design and implementation, especially microservice architecture, and experience with cluster scheduling technologies like Kubernetes.

Other Requirements

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check:

• This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications (PQs)

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
  • OR related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript,
  • OR Python
  • OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.

• Experience with LLM tooling like LangChain is a plus.
• C# and/or Python is preferred
• Experience with distributed systems design and implementation, especially microservice architecture, and experience with cluster scheduling technologies like Kubernetes is a plus.
• Understanding of Azure is a plus.

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $98,300 - $193,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $127,200 - $208,800 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay 

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until March 7, 2025.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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