Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft's bold vision of Azure Machine Learning (ML) is to democratize ML and make it available to every enterprise, developer and data scientist.

Do you want to join a team entrusted with serving all internal and external ML workloads? We are already serving billions of requests per day on the most cutting-edge scenarios and models across the company.

You will be joining the Inference team that is working on the next generation of model serving that includes hosting OAI models like ChatGPT, hosting models at Bing and Office scale and many exciting problems on the intersection of AI and Cloud.

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer who is passionate about designing and building highly reliable, available platform to support model inferencing at scale.

You will also be expected to work on high throughput/low latency scenarios and drive performance optimization capabilities.

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.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Responsibilities:

• As a developer in the team, you will be responsible for designing, coding and testing components of the product, working closely with senior engineers and leaders.
• You would own the end-to-end life cycle of your features, from inception to managing it live on production.

Other:

• Embody our Culture and Values

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python o OR equivalent experience.
  • 2+ year's experience building and scaling Data plane services.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with low latency serving performance.

Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $137,600 - $267,000 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $180,400 - $294,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 9, 2024.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .

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