Senior Software Engineer

2 Months ago • 4-8 Years • Backend Development

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, you'll contribute to the SemanticFabric, a groundbreaking technology providing semantic indexing for enterprise data within M365. This involves building highly scalable ingestion pipelines and indexing solutions at an exabyte scale, ensuring interactive freshness and low-latency access to data. You will work on integrating this with LLMs to enhance Copilot's ability to identify and utilize the best content, enabling deep reasoning. Responsibilities include leading development, architectural discussions, and collaborating with stakeholders to deliver high-performance software services. You'll also be involved in identifying and mitigating risks and ensuring compliance with Microsoft's standards.
Must have:
  • Senior/Lead engineer experience
  • C#/C++/Java/ASP.NET/Rust experience (at least two)
  • Experience with distributed systems and cloud services
  • Experience with search/information retrieval
  • Experience with LLMs and/or vector indexes
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills
Good to have:
  • Proficiency in C++, Rust, C#, Java
  • Familiarity with Semantic Search/Indexing
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Knowledge of functional programming principles

Job Details

Overview

We are on an ambitious mission to reshape the way enterprise data is indexed, understood, and served in the era of Large Language Models (LLMs). Our team is at the forefront of innovation, building the Semantic Fabric, a breakthrough technology that provides a semantic index for enterprise data within M365. This platform delivers the most relevant grounding data from a wide range of sources across an organization, such as documents, relevant Teams messages, and emails. Seamlessly integrated with LLMs, this work drives Microsoft's future in the AI age, empowering Copilot to identify and utilize the best content for any task, enabling deep reasoning based on a rich representation of all enterprise data. 

We are looking for a talented Senior Software Engineer to join us in pushing the boundaries of technology for the Copilot experience. In this role, you will work on building highly scalable ingestion pipelines and indexing solutions at an exabyte scale, ensuring interactive freshness and low-latency access to the best grounding data across enterprise content. Your work will directly impact users across the globe, making Copilot smarter and more responsive by ensuring it can deliver the right data for any enterprise scenario. 

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.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: 

    • Senior/Lead Engineer professional software development experience with at least two of the following C#/C++/Java, ASP.NET, and RUST 
    • Hands on experience with distributed systems and services in the cloud.  
    • Strong pattern matching against proven software patterns (such as Mediator, Strategy, Middleware) 
    • Track record of delivering impact at scale. 
    • Experience in: 
    • Search, information retrieval systems 
    • Applications of LLM and/or vector indexes (such as DiskANN) 
    • Working collaboratively in a team: ability to communicate ideas clearly and drive problems to efficient resolution. 

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:

  • Proficiency in programming languages like C++, RUST, C#, Java, or similar.  
  • Familiarity with Semantic Search or Indexing technology.   
  • Problem-solving skills, with the ability to think quickly and thoroughly.   
  • Knowledge of functional programming principles, including immutability and type safety. 

Responsibilities

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Semantic Fabric Team, you will be entrusted with a range of responsibilities that are key to the successful development and evolution of our cutting-edge technology platform. Your responsibilities will include: 

  • Leading the development of the Semantic Fabric, a cutting-edge technology delivering semantic indexing and search experiences across Microsoft Office 365. 
  • Building scalable, high-performance software services over large datasets with low latency and high availability. 
  • Leading the team to design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of software solutions to meet the functional and non-functional requirements of the Semantic Fabric. 
  • Actively driving in architectural discussions and decisions, playing a key role in selecting technologies, designing scalable and sustainable solutions, and planning for future growth.
  • Constantly staying informed about the latest developments in the LLM and semantic search field and identifying opportunities to apply new methods or technologies to improve the Semantic Fabric. 
  • Engaging with stakeholders, including team members, other teams, and customers, to gather feedback and ensure the software meets their needs. 
  • Ensuring the software complies with Microsoft's security and privacy standards and adheres to Microsoft’s strict data privacy and compliance standards. Identifying risks that could impact the delivery of the software, and taking action to mitigate these risks.

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