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Software Engineer 2 - CoreAI

Microsoft· Software Engineering
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Redmond, WA$102.1k - $202.2kfull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

AI Gateway Team within CoreAI developing a scalable, secure, multi-tenant API management platform used by Azure AI services and other Microsoft offerings. Role focuses on designing, building, and operating distributed AI-powered developer tools and services.

Responsibilities

  • Lead System Design & Architecture: Drive architecture discussions, author design documents, and ensure systems meet security, compliance, and scalability requirements while balancing long-term sustainability with short-term delivery.
  • Deliver High-Quality Code: Write extensible, maintainable, and performant code; debug and optimize complex systems; and uphold engineering standards through rigorous code reviews.
  • Drive Implementation & Deployment: Lead project planning and experimentation, validate the impact of changes, and ensure safe, reliable deployments across distributed environments.
  • Ensure Reliability & Operational Excellence: Maintain live site health, develop incident response playbooks, lead root cause analyses (RCAs), and implement systemic improvements to reduce incident volume and improve SLAs.
  • Advance Engineering Tools & Practices: Identify and build developer tools, apply automation in production workflows, and stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends.
  • Shape Product Strategy: Influence the product roadmap by aligning technical direction with business goals, leveraging customer feedback, data insights, and competitive analysis.
  • Foster Cross-Team Alignment: Collaborate with partner teams to deliver cohesive end-to-end experiences and ensure shared ownership of technical direction.
  • Build Core Capabilities: Design and develop foundational platform components and reusable building blocks that accelerate innovation and team velocity.
  • Other: Embody our culture and values

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's 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.

Skills

Required:Programming languages (C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python)
Nice to have:Distributed systemsCloud platformsAI-enhanced development toolsGenerative AI API platformsAuthentication & Authorization protocols (OAuth)Communication
Last updated Oct 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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