Software Engineer: AI Experiences Search

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

3d•$85,400 - $168,100

About The Position

Bring your passion for innovation and research to a team at the forefront of artificial intelligence and machine learning. If you’re eager to make significant contributions through user engagement, intelligent experiences, and real product scenarios, this Software Engineer opportunity within AI Experiences Search Fundamentals and Search Place will excite you. The Search organization includes the product, engineering and growth teams for Microsoft Bing and the Web IQ search engine for agents. Our team’s search products and services are used by over one billion people every month, and are being leveraged in Microsoft Azure, Office and Windows. They are also included in partner products like Amazon Kindle, DuckDuckGo, Meta AI, and Open AI’s ChatGPT. Our work powers core experiences across Bing Search, Ads, Copilot, and the broader Microsoft ecosystem, reaching billions of users worldwide. The pace of innovation in this space creates extraordinary opportunities and equally complex technical challenges, demanding breakthroughs in machine learning, natural language processing, data mining, and large‑scale optimization. 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 discipline with proven experience 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 with proven experience 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 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
Hands-on software design and coding experience.
Problem-solving design, implementation, and communication skills.
Experience in AI/ML frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
Experience in big data systems such as Spark/PySpark or Stream Processing Systems.
Experience with cloud services.
Ability to debug complex issues across client and server layers.

Responsibilities

Understand User Requirements – Collaborate with product managers and technical leads to clarify requirements and incorporate continuous feedback loops.
Design and Architecture – Contribute to solution architecture, create design documents, and ensure alignment with security, privacy, and compliance requirements.
Coding and Code Quality – Implement maintainable, extensible code and participate in reviews that uphold Microsoft engineering standards.
Testing and Automation – Develop and refine test plans, integrate automation, and ensure robust test coverage for backend services.
Engineering Excellence – Integrate telemetry, improve tools and processes, and maintain compliance with reliability, accessibility, and regulatory expectations.
Champion customer-first design leads to increased loyalty to Copilot, Search and our Partners across various organizations.
Demonstrate partnership, accountability, clarity in communication and technical depth while delivering results.
Remains current in skills by investing time and effort into staying abreast of current developments that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.