The AI Platform organization at Microsoft builds the end-to-end Azure AI Stack/PaaS and is core to Azure’s innovation and differentiation, as well as all of Microsoft’s flagship products, from Office to Teams, to Xbox. We are the team building Azure OpenAI, Azure ML, Cognitive Services, and the global Azure AI infrastructure for running the largest AI workloads on the planet.

We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served.

Within AI Platform, the Azure AI Search team powers rich search experiences for apps of all kinds. Integrates the best of Microsoft AI for content understanding, search relevance and more.

The rapid evolution of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has sparked a revolution in the need for advanced retrieval systems. These systems are the backbone of Copilot-style applications, seamlessly blending large language models with external data to drive unparalleled user experiences.

Within Azure, our team stands at the vanguard, pioneering the development of cutting-edge retrieval systems through Azure AI Search. Therefore, We are on the lookout for Senior Software engineer to join us on this exciting journey. This Senior Software Engineer role presents a rare opportunity to lead the charge in developing pivotal features for an Azure service situated at the epicenter of the AI innovation wave.

Operating at the dynamic intersection of AI, Information Retrieval, and Cloud Services, our team thrives on pushing the boundaries of what's possible. This is more than just a job; it's an invitation to shape the future of AI-driven applications and cloud infrastructure.

By joining us at this pivotal moment, you'll play a pivotal role in driving the next wave of accelerated growth for our business. Embrace the opportunity to innovate within our core cloud service infrastructure, and together, let's chart the course for the future of AI-powered retrieval.

Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world.

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.

Responsibilities

• Leverage advanced technical expertise, judgment, and decision making to coordinate multiple work streams and resources in crisis situations to drive mitigation plan and resolve crisis by engaging necessary teams and escalating to appropriate stakeholders.

• Apply diagnostic expertise.

• Provide guidance to other engineers working to mitigate and resolve issues.

• Communicate customer impact and other relevant information with key stakeholders, leadership, and customers.

• Develop and drives projects and programs to improve crisis response by creating standard practices for consistent response across engineering teams.

• Foster increased stability and reducing the noise by adjusting telemetry and alarming.

• Influence key engineering stakeholders to adopt new standards and practices to broadly improve crisis and problem management.

• Collaborate closely with other development teams in Azure AI Search team. Share experience with other team members, mentoring and guiding them to success.

• Embody our Culture (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values) and Values. (https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/culture)

Qualifications

Required/Minimum 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

o OR equivalent experience.

• 3+ years of technical experience working with large-scale cloud or distributed systems.

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.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to. C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

• OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

• OR equivalent experience.

• Management Information Systems (MIS), or other industry or product specific Engineering Certifications.

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.

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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