Principal AI Software Engineer

Requirements:

• Set technical direction for the team.
• Apply engineering principles for defining robust and maintainable architectures and designs.
• Identify requirements, scope solutions, estimate work, schedule deliverables.
• Collaborate with partner teams to drive holistic solutions across the stack.
• Technical leadership and mentoring of software engineers.
• Embody our Culture and Values.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• OR equivalent experience.
• A technical background and solid foundation in software engineering principles and architecture design.
• Ability to plan and influence technical designs on projects with long-term impact to Microsoft.
• Proven experience in developing and deploying large language models (LLMs).
• Exposure to Deep Neural Network training and inference and experience in one or more deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, ONNX, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Cross-team collaboration skills and the desire to collaborate in a team of researchers and developers.
• Solid communication skills (both written and oral).

Other Requirements:

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

Perks and Benefits:

• Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.