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Senior Software Engineer - AI Systems

Microsoft· Software Engineering
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Redmond, WA$119.8k - $234.7kFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Microsoft Azure Data engineering team seeking a Software Engineer to design and build AI-powered, scalable systems at the intersection of AI, software engineering, distributed systems, and cloud platforms, with a focus on enabling agents to understand context, plan, execute, collaborate, and operate reliably at scale within Azure PostgreSQL and related AI initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and deliver AI-powered systems and platforms that enable new ways of developing, delivering, and operating software.
  • Build foundational capabilities that enable AI systems to understand context, plan and execute complex work, use tools, retain knowledge, and collaborate with people and other AI systems.
  • Design and build the distributed systems and cloud infrastructure required to run AI-driven workloads reliably, securely, and efficiently at scale.
  • Integrate AI capabilities with products, engineering systems, and workflows to solve real problems for developers and engineering teams.
  • Drive features from design through implementation and production, including architecture, quality, reliability, security, observability, and operational readiness.
  • Collaborate with engineers, product managers, researchers, and partner teams to explore new ideas, make sound technical decisions, and turn advances in AI into useful product capabilities.
  • Contribute to the technical direction of the team through design and code reviews, engineering best practices, and mentoring other engineers.
  • Embody our culture and values

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, or Rust
  • OR equivalent experience.

Skills

Required:Programming in multiple languages (C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust)
Nice to have:Distributed systemsCloud architecture / backend systemsAI-powered applications / agentic systems
Last updated Oct 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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