Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision the future of tech, and take their careers to levels they cannot achieve anywhere else. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit. 

As a Senior Software Engineer on Microsoft's AI Innovation team, you will be at the forefront of developing innovative AI solutions that drive productivity for users. Our team is dedicated to exploring and designing solutions to empower users to do more with less through innovative use of AI, inventing and validating solutions for unsolved problems along the way.

To achieve these goals, our team works closely with partners across Microsoft to identify key areas where AI can have the greatest impact on users and the challenges that are yet to be solved. We then leverage our deep expertise in software engineering and AI to develop solutions that are easy to use and highly effective. If you are passionate about pushing the boundaries of what is possible with AI and want to help shape the future, this role could be an exciting opportunity for you.

We are looking for someone who is very hands-on, self-driven, who can figure out new technologies and can build out initial investigations and proof-of-concepts and then take the learnings to product teams across the company.

Microsoft’s 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.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will:

• Work as part of a results-oriented, data-driven team that embraces experimentation

• Collaborate with engineers, product managers and partner teams to deliver a set of features

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product and Design counterparts to design and implement new features from 0 -> 1.

• Maintain high code standards regarding quality, privacy, security, documentation.

• Live Microsoft’s principles and adopt growth mindset.

Other

• Embody our Culture (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values) and Values (https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/culture)

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C#, Java, TypeScript, or Python

• OR equivalent experience.

• 2 + years experience in cloud technologies and platforms 

• Experience with front-end User Experience (UX) engineering

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C#, Java, TypeScript, or Python, React

• OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C#, Java, TypeScript, or Python

• OR equivalent experience.

• Start-up and/or innovation lab experience (new product inception, exploration, and incubation)

• Application Programming Interfaces Frameworks

• Full stack/backend experience

• Demonstrated ability to define and deliver apps and platforms from concept to Open-Source and/or production (or successful hand offs to production teams)

• Experience with, including but not limited toTypeScript, React, Node.js, Python, Azure services

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 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 $153,600 - $250,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until June 6, 2024.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .