Senior Software Engineer and Principal Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

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About The Position

We are building a planet-scale multi-modal database and infrastructure for executing agents (including orchestration and memory) from the ground up. You will be part of the team that is reimagining the databases in the era of Large Language Models (LLMs) by deeply integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into all parts of the stack.
You will lead and collaborate with a team of passionate engineers, driving ideas to impactful results in a fast-paced environment. You will be responsible for operating the service for some of the largest enterprise customers. You will be working on operations, live site, deployment, monitoring, compliance, alerting and maintaining the Service Level Agreement (SLA) for our service.
Successful engineers in our team have problem solving, design, coding and debugging skills, drive for execution and results, rigor in delivering quality software and a desire for continuous learning. Our team values a friendly, collaborative atmosphere with a passion for technology, and we believe that an inclusive team with diverse perspectives that applies empathy and uses effective communication skills helps deliver superior products and is key to success. This is a great opportunity to challenge yourself, grow your career, and influence the next generation of computing at Microsoft.
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.

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#, or Java.
• OR Equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor'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#, Java
• OR equivalent experience.
• Experience in shipping products and scalable, reliable services.
• Currently programming/coding in your current or most recent role.
• Hands on experience with asynchronous programming and concurrency (threads, tasks, futures, async/await).
• Experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), and/or Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
• Experience in building database engines, query engines, indexing solutions (columnar, full-text, vector), at scale.
• Experience with programming CUDA, AI systems at scale.
• Experience with live site operations, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) or production support roles.
• Experience with Helm.

Responsibilities

• This is an individual contributor role requiring hands-on coding in C++, C#/Java.
• Independently execute in the face of ambiguity.
• Leads identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform.
• Writes efficient systems code and able to debug distributed systems.
• Holds accountability as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), mentoring engineers across products/solutions, working on-call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions.

What This Job Offers

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