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Principal Software Engineer

Microsoft· Software Engineering
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Hybrid (United States, Multiple Locations), Redmond, WA$142.8k - $274.8kFull-timePosted 4d ago

About the role

Lead architecture and technical strategy for the Windows ML compiler stack within the Compute Graph Compiler (CGC) team, driving AI compute infrastructure across CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs, and shaping on-device AI and generative AI execution on Windows.

Responsibilities

  • Define and drive the technical vision, architecture, and roadmap for key components of the Windows ML compiler stack.
  • Lead cross-team initiatives that improve AI workload performance, scalability, and efficiency across CPU, GPU, and NPU hardware.
  • Drive NPU enablement strategy and advanced optimization techniques for next-generation AI processors.
  • Partner with hardware vendors and internal platform teams to influence future AI hardware and software capabilities.
  • Design and develop high-performance compiler infrastructure, execution engines, and developer tooling.
  • Identify and solve complex systems challenges involving scheduling, memory management, code generation, graph optimization, and hardware abstraction.
  • Mentor and support engineers across experience levels and provide technical leadership across multiple projects and organizations.
  • Help shape Microsoft's long-term strategy for on-device AI and generative AI execution on Windows.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.

Skills

Required:Technical leadershipML compiler / tool / platform knowledgeSystems design and optimization

Benefits

  • There is a different range applicable to specific work locations within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area; base pay range for those locations is USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year.
  • Software Engineering IC5 - typical base pay range across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. See link for more information.
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