Senior Software Engineer - AI Infrastructure

• Design, build, and operate large-scale distributed systems that power the lifecycle of Artificial Intelligence (AI) models and services across Microsoft.
• Drive architecture, implementation, and evolution of cloud platform capabilities that improve deployment velocity, reliability, governance, and operational excellence for AI workloads.
• Partner with engineering, product management, and research teams to translate complex business and technical requirements into scalable platform solutions.
• Lead the development of highly available, secure, and observable services leveraging Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles and best practices.
• Improve developer productivity by creating self-service experiences, automation, and tooling that simplify onboarding, deployment, monitoring, and management of AI applications.
• Analyze production systems, identify performance and reliability opportunities, and drive continuous improvements through data-driven engineering decisions.
• Mentor engineers, contribute to technical strategy, and influence engineering excellence through design reviews, knowledge sharing, and cross-team collaboration.

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $160,200 - $261,000 per year.

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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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