Software Engineer II

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

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About The Position

Microsoft is leading the AI transformation, and the Product, Copilot, Agents, and Platform (CAP) organization powers mission-critical Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365 services. The M365 Core AI Inferencing Engineering team within CAP is responsible for building and operating mission-critical, hyperscale, high-performance, cost-efficient, and compliant AI infrastructure that powers Microsoft's Large Language Model (LLM) services. This role offers an opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI technologies at a significant scale and impact, partnering across CAP and Microsoft to build the AI inferencing platform that enables rapid development of AI-powered innovations. The team is driven by customer focus, technical excellence, creativity, teamwork, accountability, agility, and continuous learning, embracing AI in all aspects of their work.

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.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.
• Must pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

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.
• Solid coding skills in Python and/or C#, .Net.
• Solid technical expertise, met by proficiency in implementing 2 or more of the following or equivalent areas: 4+ years building and running high scale services.
• Experience with LLMs, orchestrators, embedding models, and vector databases.
• Implementation of Distributed Systems.
• Implementation of Message based architecture.
• High scale OLTP or OLAP storage implementations.
• Experience leading and delivering projects that span multiple engineering organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and delivery of LLM API management service for millions of customers
• Maniacally manage cost and availability – set the benchmark for the industry
• Coach your team for building and running large scale platforms and experiences that get used by hundreds of millions of users every day
• Work independently and collaboratively with other product teams across Power Platform, BizApps, and Microsoft

Benefits

• Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level