Member of Technical Staff, Platform Engineer
Job Summary
Job Description
Microsoft's AI team seeks experienced Platform Engineers to build the next generation of Copilot capabilities. Responsibilities include building secure and performant AI platform services, collaborating with cross-functional teams (Product Management, Design, AI Research), shipping high-quality code, and working in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate possesses proficiency in backend technologies, templating, and experience with public cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS, GCP), distributed systems, AI platforms, and ML frameworks. They will be responsible for building APIs supporting Copilot's fine-tuning and deployment. The role requires strong problem-solving skills, effective communication, and a dedication to clean, maintainable code.
Must have:
- Backend technologies expertise
- Public cloud infrastructure experience
- Distributed systems knowledge
- AI platform & ML framework experience
- API development skills
- Clean, maintainable code
- Collaboration and communication
Good to have:
- Experience with Rust
- Experience deploying language learning models
12 skills required
Job Details
Job Description
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 (MAI) is seeking experienced Platform Engineers to help build the next wave of capabilities of our personal AI, Copilot. We’re looking for someone who possesses technical prowess, a methodical approach to problem-solving, proficiency in backend technologies, and a mastery of templating to architect solutions that stand the test of time and 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. The Platform Engineering team is responsible for building APIs that support our work in finetuning and deploying the core experience of Copilot, while collaborating with our Product Management, Design and AI Research teams.
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. Redmond, WA position, you are required to be local to the Seattle area and in office 3 days a week
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline 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.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or related technical discipline AND 6 years technical engineering experience building web applications with coding in languages including, but not limited to, Python, C#, C , Rust, Java
- OR equivalent experience.
- 6 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.
- 6 years' experience building distributed systems at scale and extensive systems knowledge that spans bare-metal hosts to containers to networking.
- Experience working with AI platforms, frameworks, and APIs.
- Experience using Machine Learning frameworks, including experience using, deploying, and scaling language learning models, either personally or professionally.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Build secure and performant AI Platform services that power Copilot.
- Work collaboratively with other Platform, infrastructure, application engineers as well as AI Researchers to build next generation AI products and services.
- 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 .
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:
Microsoft will accept applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.is.
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