Software Engineer 2: Microsoft AI Development Acceleration Program, Redmond

Job Description

OverviewCome build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential - and excitement for the journey ahead.Microsoft is dedicated to transforming Azure into a global AI supercomputer, enabling the responsible development of cutting-edge foundational AI. This includes large language models (LLMs) designed to empower people to harness the worlds knowledge, revolutionize interactions with technology, and enhance user experiences.To solidify our leadership in AI, Microsoft has launched a groundbreaking program to develop the next generation of leaders in this field. Over the course of two years, participants will work in interdisciplinary project teams to provide AI as a service to engineering teams across Microsoft and solve some of our most exciting and challenging problems. In addition, you will have mentors, exposure to leaders, and access to numerous AI applied scientists, researchers, and engineers across the company. After completing the program, participants have the opportunity to join one of the sponsoring product teams and further accelerate their careers at Microsoft.Microsofts 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.Please note that this position has a single start date in July 2025. Candidates must be available to start full-time in July 2025. Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate earlier start dates.QualificationsRequired Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science (or currently pursuing a degree) or related technical field AND 2 years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C , C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.OR equivalent experience.
• Candidates must be available to start full-time in July 2025. Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate earlier start dates.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4 years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C , C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.OR Masters Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2 years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C , C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.OR equivalent experience.
• Experience in database systems and systems engineering.
• Experience in designing and developing high-scale distributed systems is a plus.
• Knowledge of cloud environments is a plus.
• Knowledge of machine learning, data visualization, and AI is a plus.
• Proficient written and oral communication skills.
• You are energized by creating AI solutions that can positively impact the work and lives of millions of people.
• You are excited by the prospect of working on a wide variety of datasets and AI applications, across many products and engineering teams.
• You believe that AI is a team sport.
• You love being an active member of a diverse and inclusive team.

CompensationSoftware Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $98,300 - $193,200 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 $127,200 - $208,800 per year.Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: Microsoft CareersMicrosoft will accept applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.Responsibilities

• Lead the design and the implementation of AI solutions for Microsofts products and services. Build reporting and monitoring mechanisms into our solutions. Participate in key project design reviews.
• Manage time across more than one project while facilitating knowledge sharing across projects. Provide mentorship to team members.
• Take larger scope on projects, provide breakdown of tasks (to assist engineers), and estimate work effort.
• Test and review all new and modified code and data pipelines. Build out new API infrastructure and endpoints, data pipelines, as necessary.
• Analyze technology industry and market trends and choose their potential impact on the solutions. Develop patterns, standards and guidelines necessary to uphold our design principles and maintain integrity of the product architecture.
• Collaborate with partner teams for code integration and with product managers to translate functional requirements into working solutions.
• Patent and publish relevant IP and scientific research.
• Embody our Culture and Values.

LocationsRedmond, Washington, United States

Keyskills :
ai solutions development coding languages proficiency cloud environments knowledgedistributed systems design database systems experiencejava software engineering api c# san python machine learning javascript infrastructure