Software Engineer II

We are the Bing Experiences Team, part of the newly established Microsoft AI organization. Our mission is to revolutionize search and delight users worldwide by providing the best search experience through the power of AI. We are developing a new generative search experience, a cutting-edge product designed to upgrade the search experience for users. A preview announcement of our work was recently released on the Bing blog - https://blogs.bing.com/search/July-2024/generativesearch. 

As a Software Engineer II on our team, you will work collaboratively with a diverse team to deliver solutions to challenging problems by fusing generative AI with search and user experiences. We are specifically looking for a back-end engineer who will help build the platform for this product. Your role will involve building the backend engineering infrastructure while simultaneously leveraging foundation models and developing prompts to achieve our objectives. This role will be at the intersection of engineering and science and strong candidates are expected to demonstrate traits in both fields. 

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

Partner with product and engineering teams to invent and deliver on the future for Bing search. 

You will need to 

• Collaborate and work across multiple disciplines to deliver innovation. 
• Contribute to the identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product area with little oversight. 
• Contribute to efforts to break down larger work items into smaller work items and provides estimation. 
• Implement the components and features necessary, ensuring they align with our overall goals and objectives. 
• Embrace our culture and values. 
  • Our culture is inclusive, consumer-driven, and high energy; our team members come from diverse backgrounds, are passionate and loyal to coworkers and our products, and grounded in our customer and business needs. Our team has a strong sense of artisanship and accountability and provides its members many opportunities for learning and career growth. 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• 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.

• 2+ years of experience with cloud technologies. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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.
• Good design, development, and testing skills.

• Problem solver with good troubleshooting skills. 

• Be comfortable moving up / down the stack and writing code in both managed and native. languages.

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 November 28, 2024.

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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