Member of Technical Staff - AI Product - Build Engineer

Microsoft • Mountain View, CA

13d • Hybrid

About The Position

As Microsoft continues to push the boundaries of AI, we are on the lookout for passionate individuals to work with us on the most interesting and challenging AI questions of our time. Our vision is bold and broad — to build systems that have true artificial intelligence across agents, applications, services, and infrastructure. It’s also inclusive: we aim to make AI accessible to all — consumers, businesses, developers — so that everyone can realize its benefits.
We are looking for a Build Engineer to design and improve the systems that transform source code into reliable, production-ready artifacts. This role focuses on build systems, CI pipelines, and developer workflows to ensure fast, reliable, and reproducible builds across our engineering organization. You will work closely with product engineers, platform teams, and infrastructure engineers to improve the efficiency and reliability of our development lifecycle. Build and release engineers play a critical role in the software lifecycle by defining the steps required to build, test, package, and release software reliably across environments.
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.
Starting January 26, 2026, MAI employees are expected to work from a designated Microsoft office at least four days a week if they live within 50 miles (U.S.) or 25 miles (non-U.S., country-specific) of that location. This expectation is subject to local law and may vary by jurisdiction.

Requirements

• 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 equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines and automation systems
• Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, or similar)
• Sufficient in git version control, git-ops, Docker, Kubernetes
• Familiar with common web toolchains like npm/pnpm, vite
• Familiar with GitHub Actions and/or Azure DevOps
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
• Experience supporting large codebases or monorepos
• Experience optimizing large build pipelines
• Experience with remote build execution or distributed build systems

Responsibilities

• Build Systems
• Design and maintain scalable build systems and tooling
• Optimize build performance, caching, and dependency management
• Support cross-platform builds
• Ensure deterministic and reproducible builds
• CI/CD Pipeline
• Build and maintain CI pipelines for automated builds and testing
• Improve pipeline reliability and reduce build/test latency
• Integrate build pipelines with release and deployment systems
• Release & Artifact Management
• Design artifact packaging and versioning systems
• Support release automation and rollback strategies
• Manage build metadata and release metrics
• Build Reliability
• Diagnose and fix build failures and flaky pipelines
• Maintain build infrastructure and automation tooling
• Collaborate with engineers to resolve build and dependency issues

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees