Member of Technical Staff - Backend Engineer, Product

1 Month ago • 4-4 Years • Backend Development • $153,600 PA - $250,200 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Microsoft AI is seeking a Backend Engineer to contribute to the development of Copilot, their personalized AI assistant. Responsibilities include building secure and performant APIs, collaborating with cross-functional teams (product engineers, PMs, platform engineers), delivering high-quality, well-tested code, and overcoming roadblocks to quickly deliver iterative improvements to user experience. The ideal candidate enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and embodies positive energy, empathy, and kindness. The role involves building scalable services on public cloud infrastructure and working with various data stores. The team shapes the future of personal computing within Microsoft's broader mission.
Must have:
  • Build secure, performant APIs for Copilot
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams
  • Ship high-quality, well-tested code
  • Experience with backend API development (GraphQL/REST)
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS, GCP)
  • Experience building distributed systems
Good to have:
  • Experience with AI platforms, frameworks, APIs
  • Ability to resolve complex technical issues
  • Experience writing clean, maintainable code
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Passion for learning new technologies

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Overview
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.  
 
Microsoft AI is looking for a talented backend engineer to help build the next wave of capabilities of our personalized AI assistant, Copilot. We’re looking for someone who will bring an abundance of positive energy, empathy, and kindness to the team every day, in addition to being highly effective. The right candidate enjoys building world-class consumer experiences and products in a fast-paced environment.  
 
Our newly formed organization, Microsoft AI (MAI), is dedicated to advancing Copilot and other consumer AI products and research. The team is responsible for Copilot, Bing, Edge, and generative AI research. Come be a part of the team shaping the future personal computing. 
 
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. 
 
By applying to this U.S. Mountain View, CA position, you are required to be local to the San Francisco area and in office 3 days a week. 

Responsibilities
  • Build secure and performant APIs that power Copilot apps. 
  • Work collaboratively with other product engineers, Product Managers, and platform engineers to take ambiguous projects and mold them into amazing experiences. 
  • Ship high-quality, well-tested, secure, and maintainable code.   
  • Find a path to get things done despite roadblocks to get your work into the hands of users quickly and iteratively.   
  • Enjoy working in a fast-paced, design-driven, product development cycle.  
  • Embody our and 

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications (RQs/MQs) 
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or related technical discipline AND 4 years technical engineering experience building mobile app backend applications with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C#, Python, C , Rust, Java, Golang, Ruby  
    • OR equivalent experience.  
  • 4 years' experience building backend API for mobile apps such as GraphQL/Rest APIs/Protobuf/Thrift, and streaming protocols such as websocket/SSE/WebRTC with familiarity in backend and mobile data schema code generation or consistency, version control for mobile releases, analytics, feature flags, a/b testing framework. 
  • 4 years' experience building scalable services on top of public cloud infrastructure like Azure, AWS, or GCP. Extensive use datastores like RDBMS, key-value stores, etc.  
  • 4 years' experience building distributed systems at scale and extensive systems knowledge that spans bare-metal hosts to containers to networking. 
  
Additional or Preferred Qualifications (PQs) 
 
  • Experience working with AI platforms, frameworks, and APIs.  
  • Ability to identify, analyze, and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring optimal performance, scalability, and user experience.  
  • Dedication to writing clean, maintainable, and well-documented code with a focus on application quality, performance, and security.  
  • Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other engineers.  
  • Ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.  
  • Passion for learning new technologies and staying up to date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in web development and AI.  
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple priorities, and adapt to changing requirements and deadlines.  
  • Proven ability to collaborate and contribute to a positive, inclusive work environment, fostering knowledge sharing and growth within the team. 

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 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 $153,600 - $250,200 per year.

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 and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.

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