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Backend Engineer Backend Engineer

Location
Redmond, United States
Job Number
200028312-en-1
City
Redmond
Team
Browser
Country
United States
Discipline
Software Engineering
Overview

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential and excitement for the journey ahead. With continued growth and impact in the browser space, Microsoft’s Edge browser is growing to meet these challenges! The Edge browser team is hiring an experienced engineer to join the agile and diverse team that works on V8, the JavaScript and WebAssembly JIT compiler and execution engine that powers Edge.

As a Backend Engineer, you will help plan, design, develop and test software components for enhancements to V8 or new allied product components which may be used in Chromium based products. This opportunity will allow you to develop software, tools and code to be used in support of design, infrastructure and technology platforms as well as commercial or end-user applications. You will primarily use C++ along with other technologies to write code, perform testing and debug any issues with robust documentation, procedures for deployment and processes for maintenance. This is a flexible work opportunity where you can choose to work remotely for at most one day a week.

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
  • You will contribute, in partnership with appropriate stakeholders, to determine user requirements for a feature and consider a variety of feedback channels to incorporate insights into future designs or solution fixes.
  • You will learn and contribute to processes for the architecture of a product/solution feature and learn to create proposals by testing design hypotheses and helping to refine code plans under the technical leadership of others as well as help produce code to test hypotheses for technical solutions and assist with technical validation efforts.
  • With guidance, you will learn to create and implement code that is extensible and maintainable and apply diagnosability, reliability and maintainability, and understand when the code is ready to be shared and delivered for a product, service, or feature using the code as applicable.
  • You will learn to review work items to gain knowledge of product features in partnership with appropriate stakeholders and assist and learn about breaking down work items into tasks and providing estimation as well as escalating any issues that would cause a delay.
  • You will learn about and contribute to operations of live service as issues arise on a rotational, on-call basis and identify solutions and mitigations to simple issues impacting performance or functionality of Live Site services and escalate as necessary.
  • You will help develop and contribute to automation within production and deployment of a product feature and run code in simulated or other non-production environments to confirm functionality and error-free runtime for products with oversight.
  • You will embody our culture and values.


Qualifications

Required 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 or C#
    • OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 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++, C or C#
    • OR 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++, C or C#
    • OR equivalent experience.
  • Experience working with data structures like hash tables and binary trees, algorithms, and performance analysis.
  • Experience with compiler technology, assembly-level programming and/or debugging.

#MicrosoftAI #compiler #JIT #WebAssembly #browsertechnology



Software Engineering IC3 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 – $199,000 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 $131,400 – $215,400 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


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




Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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Principal Software Engineer Principal Software Engineer

Location
Redmond, United States
Job Number
200000210-en-1
City
Redmond
Team
Monetization
Country
United States
Discipline
Software Engineering
Overview
We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join our Microsoft AI – Copilot Discover – Knowledge Agent backend platform team, contributing to projects related to agentic vertical content generation pipelines, AI model serving pipeline, data ingestion, caching, and serving.   This platform powers backend support for verticals such as weather, finance, sports, and potentially others, delivering content across Microsoft canvases including Copilot, Edge, MSN, and Windows, reaching over 1B+ customers globally.   The ideal candidate is passionate about backend engineering and skilled at building highly distributed, high-volume, and reliable service platforms in the cloud. Experience with cloud storage, distributed task orchestration, and large-scale data processing is required, with proficiency on Azure or equivalent technologies on AWS and GCP (e.g., S3, Cloud Storage, Kafka, Kubernetes).   You will provide technical leadership, drive engineering excellence, and deliver robust and scalable solutions that directly impact global users, while continually improving platform KPIs.   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
– Design, develop, test, and deploy data ingestion, pre/post processing, caching, and serving pipelines. – Architect and implement scalable backend services with solid reliability and performance guarantees. – Deploy algorithms and ML/DL models using containers and schedulers. – Collaborate with scientists, engineers, and product managers to translate business requirements into technical solutions. – Provide technical leadership and mentorship to peers. – Ensure code quality, performance, reliability, and scalability of platform components. – Troubleshoot and resolve issues in production and development environments. – Participate in DRI on-call duties.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to C#, .NET, or equivalents (e.g., Java, Go, Node.js)
    • OR equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of direct experience delivering, scaling, and owning highly successful and innovative multi-tiered distributed services.
  • 5+ years experience improving service availability and robustness.
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with cloud storage, distributed task orchestration, and large-scale data processing systems on major cloud platforms (e.g., AWS S3, GCP Cloud Storage, Kafka, Kubernetes, Azure).

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C#, .NET, or equivalents (e.g., Java, Go, Node.js)
    • OR Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C#, .NET, or equivalents (e.g., Java, Go, Node.js)
    • OR equivalent experience.
  • Experience working through full product cycles from initial design to final delivery.
  • Hands-on experience with deep learning model deployment and performance tuning.
  • Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code tools.
  • Knowledge of authentication and authorization mechanisms (e.g., AAD, certificates).
  • Solid communication and leadership skills with a track record of cross-team collaboration.

  #MicrosoftAI #TechLeadership #CloudComputing #DistributedSystems #CloudInfrastructure



Software Engineering IC5 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 – $274,800 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 $188,000 – $304,200 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


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




Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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Principal Data Scientist Principal Data Scientist

Location
Redmond, United States
Job Number
200024082-en-1
City
Redmond
Team
Search
Country
United States
Discipline
Data Science
Overview

The Bing organization is looking for a Principal Data Scientist. The team is pushing the boundaries regarding our understanding for how users engage with AI-powered search engines and then translates the insights into actionable metrics. These metrics then provide direction to the Bing team and help engineers make the right ship decisions for their thousands of online controlled experiments.

Nearly a billion users visit Bing.com worldwide monthly, and we have a large opportunity to grow further, especially with the introduction of AI-based features. At Bing, we celebrate our data driven culture: changes only ship when their impact is understood and positive. This role is a great opportunity to make solid, and even multiplicative impact on the org. 

As a Principal Data Scientist in this team, you will have the chance to work on metrics and analytics shaping growth of the Bing product. You will have the opportunity to work not only with the Bing product team focused on growth but with many critical partner teams across Microsoft. You will drive impactful data-driven insights to understand impact, ROI, opportunities to support the Bing search experience that delights the user. 

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.  

Starting January 26, 2026, Microsoft AI (MAI) employees who live within a 50- mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. or 25-mile commute of a non-U.S., country-specific location are expected to work from the office at least four days per week. This expectation is subject to local law and may vary by jurisdiction.



Responsibilities
  • Hands on analysis on large volumes of telemetry data using various algorithms and tools including your own.
  • Drive data driven ideation for Bing product team for opportunities and ROI for growth initiatives.
  • Drive impact analysis for features critical to agile course correction and business investments.
  • Define and track key org level success metrics for impact and drive reliable process to track contribution from individual feature initiatives across the product lifecycle against set goals.
  • Evangelize your data analysis techniques, visualizations across teams.
  • Continuously improve measurement of the key metrics and update the metrics according to new instrumented signals.
  • Develop tools to help analyze the movement of the metrics to help feature teams to understand why their changes impact the metrics. 


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  •  Doctorate in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
    •  Master’s Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 7+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
    •  Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 10+ years data science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
    • OR equivalent experience.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications:

Doctorate in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results) OR Master’s Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 10+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results) OR Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 12+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results) OR equivalent experience. 

 

At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. We foster a culture of inclusion, growth, and innovation, built on values of respect, integrity, and accountability. If you’re passionate about driving meaningful impact, solving complex problems, and contributing to a growing organization, we would love to hear from you.

 

 



Data Science IC5 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 – $274,800 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 $188,000 – $304,200 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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Senior Privacy Product Manager – Microsoft AI Senior Privacy Product Manager – Microsoft AI

Location
Redmond, United States
Job Number
200028374-en-1
City
Redmond
Team
Search
Country
United States
Discipline
Product Management
Overview

As a Senior Privacy Product Manager within the Microsoft AI (MAI) organization, you will work across our portfolio of products and services to manage the strategy and execution of the privacy program.

You will collaborate with engineering to inform and promote transparency, choice, and privacy management experiences that influence Microsoft’s collection and use of personal data. You will contribute and implement organization-wide processes for incorporating privacy into the product development cycle and engineering systems.

We are searching for a Senior Privacy Product Manager to help complement daily execution of MAI and Microsoft privacy strategy, to monitor and assure privacy standards are met and help develop guidance and advise engineering teams where Microsoft’s Privacy Standards are outpaced by MAI innovation. The right person has a passion for deeply understanding customer needs, protecting customer rights, and enabling the business. Candidates should have proven experience applying privacy requirements to engineering solutions going beyond standard risk and compliance management.

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.  

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Responsibilities
  • Be the privacy advisor to engineering teams. Apply your privacy knowledge and background in developing user consents, data collection requirements, recommending data storage and processing, and ensuring MAI products and services meet privacy requirements and business objectives.
  • Translate privacy regulations and standards into actionable requirements.
  • Create and execute privacy compliance plans, working across compliance, organization, business, and engineering teams to ensure deliverables are met.
  • Identify, drive adoption of, and monitor the implementation of new and existing controls as needed for compliance or new regulations.
  • Develop and maintain standards and policies, such as risk assessment templates, audit frameworks, oversight expectations, and reporting metrics.
  • Help educate teams and drive compliance as a mindset across engineering and research teams. Identify and drive compliance program improvements, including process improvements, tooling requirements, and opportunities to improve the experience for engineers.
  • Help educate teams and drive privacy as a mindset across engineering and research teams. Identify and drive privacy program improvements, including process improvements, tooling requirements, and opportunities to improve the experience for engineers.


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree AND 5+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development
    • OR equivalent experience.


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development
    • OR equivalent experience.
  • 3+ years demonstrated technical and/or feature program management.
  • Practical experience creating and maintaining compliance programs and conducting privacy reviews.
  • Demonstrated team and project management excellence in medium-large scale projects including managing a scope, schedule, and budget.
  • Experience managing privacy, security, or audit compliance related engineering programs.
  • IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP).


#MicrosoftAI



Product Management 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 $158,400 – $258,000 per year.

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Account Manager Account Manager

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Job Number
200027976-en-2
City
Redmond
Team
Microsoft Advertising
Country
United States
Discipline
Advertising Client Success
Overview

The Account Manager (AM) enables Microsoft to better serve clients by applying obsession to what clients care about and need, ensuring our Microsoft Advertising story is valued and understood, and building and maintaining solid trusted-advisor relationships with day-to-day practitioner contacts at advertiser/agency. The AM drives both revenue and client satisfaction across MSA’s performance solutions.

The Account Manager is a core member of the account team focused on driving data-driven optimizations aligned with client needs, executing campaigns, and driving solid coordination or internal resources for excellence in execution of core tasks, account transitions, and client account health.

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.  

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Responsibilities
  • You will Plan with Purpose Through Client Planning: Partners with the v-team, including AEs, Specialist team to develop and execute MSA account plan, leveraging winning sales strategies replicated across clients and client types.​ 
  • You will learn about the client’s business drivers, compelling events, seasonality of business to identify opportunities to optimize consumption and partner with the Account Executive in development of sales plans for the client. Goals focus on Search and incubation product growth, as well as cross Microsoft opportunities and share accountability with the Account Executive and the team.
  • You will influence existing Digital Marketing Managers and Directors, Digital Buying Groups and always leads with insights and data and tailor content and messages about ways to grow and optimize campaigns to increase business results as you influence Stakeholders and Decision Makers by sharing data insights and product demonstrations, bring to life how MSA can increase business results and satisfy customers’ key performance indicators (KPIs).
  • You will optimize the existing book of client business to achieve sales targets and deliver excellent sales hygiene, consistently execute against pipeline, opportunity management, and revenue goals. Uses a solution selling mindset to identify across Microsoft opportunities that deliver end-to-end beneficial client outcomes as well as bring the best resources to overcome blockers and ensure success.
  • You will support the Account Executive in building a negotiation plan to ensure smooth closing and timely renewal of contracts.
  • You will maintain a positive approach during difficult objections & negotiations and ​demonstrate expertise in MSA’s features and incentives, including incubations products. Able to upsell and increase consumption of existing products, identify winning sales strategies, package them for efficiency and replicate them across similar client types.


Qualifications

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Required Qualifications:

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree in Sales, Marketing, or related field AND 2+ years relevant work experience (e.g., sales, advertising, or marketing with a focus on digital advertising)
    • OR Bachelor’s Degree in Sales, Marketing, or related field AND 4+ years relevant work experience (e.g., sales, advertising, or marketing with a focus on digital advertising)
    • OR 6+ years relevant work experience (e.g., sales, advertising, or marketing with a focus on digital advertising)
    • OR equivalent experience.


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree in Sales, Marketing, or related field AND 4+ years relevant work experience (e.g., sales, advertising, or marketing with a focus on digital advertising)
    • OR Bachelor’s Degree in Sales, Marketing, or related field AND 5+ years relevant work experience (e.g., sales, advertising, or marketing with a focus on digital advertising)
    • OR 8+ years relevant work experience (e.g., sales, advertising, or marketing with a focus on digital advertising)
    • OR equivalent experience.


#MicrosoftAI #MicrosoftAdvertising

Required Qualifications:

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree in Sales, Marketing, or related field AND 2+ years relevant work experience (e.g., sales, advertising, or marketing with a focus on digital advertising)
    • OR Bachelor’s Degree in Sales, Marketing, or related field AND 4+ years relevant work experience (e.g., sales, advertising, or marketing with a focus on digital advertising)
    • OR 6+ years relevant work experience (e.g., sales, advertising, or marketing with a focus on digital advertising)
    • OR equivalent experience.


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree in Sales, Marketing, or related field AND 4+ years relevant work experience (e.g., sales, advertising, or marketing with a focus on digital advertising)
    • OR Bachelor’s Degree in Sales, Marketing, or related field AND 5+ years relevant work experience (e.g., sales, advertising, or marketing with a focus on digital advertising)
    • OR 8+ years relevant work experience (e.g., sales, advertising, or marketing with a focus on digital advertising)
    • OR equivalent experience.

 



Advertising Client Success IC3 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $85,100 – $169,800 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 $112,000 – $185,300 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


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




Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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Location
Redmond, United States
Job Number
200002833-en-1
City
Redmond
Team
Data, Security & Privacy
Country
United States
Discipline
Software Engineering
Overview

As Microsoft continues to redefine the future of AI, we are seeking passionate engineers to tackle some of the most complex and impactful challenges of our time. Our vision is bold — to build intelligent systems that deeply understand users and adapt across agents, applications, services, and infrastructure.

 

This role focuses on building distributed data systems and APIs that power adaptive, context-aware experiences across Microsoft AI. We aim to make Copilot feel like your Copilot — responsive to your preferences, workflows, and goals — while preserving privacy, security, performance, and scale.

 

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to lead the design and development of distributed data infrastructure, APIs and personalization pipelines that drive Copilot’s intelligence. You will work across Microsoft AI and Copilot teams.

You will possess a methodical approach to problem-solving, proficiency in backend technologies, a familiarity with applied AI and its unique challenges, and the ability to architect solutions that stand the test of time. The right candidate is hands-on and enjoys building world-class consumer experiences and products in a fast-paced environment. A key skill is the judgment to make the right risk vs velocity and value decisions.

 

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.  

 

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Responsibilities
  • Architect scalable, low-latency systems for ingesting, processing, and serving personalized signals.
  • Design data models and APIs that enable Copilot to reason about user context, preferences, and history
  • Build real-time and batch personalization engines that adapt Copilot’s behavior.
  • Collaborate with privacy, security, and responsible AI teams to ensure personalization is safe, transparent, and user-controlled
  • Optimize for performance, reliability, and cost across diverse workloads and geographies.
  • Ship high-quality, well-tested, secure, and maintainable code.
  • Find a path to get things done despite roadblocks to get your work into the hands of users quickly and iteratively.
  • Enjoy working in a fast-paced, design-driven, product development cycle.
  • Embody our Culture and Values.  


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
    • OR equivalent experience.
  • 6+ years’ experience building scalable services, including securing applications and infrastructure on top of cloud infrastructure like Azure, AWS, or GCP.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
    • OR Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
      • OR equivalent experience.
  • Experience with large scale data systems.
  • Experience working with AI platforms, frameworks, and APIs.  
  • Experience using Machine Learning frameworks, including experience using, deploying, and scaling language learning models, either personally or professionally.  
  • Ability to identify, analyze, and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring optimal performance, scalability, and user experience. 
  • Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other engineers.  
  • Passion for learning new technologies and staying up to date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in web, data systems and AI. 
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple priorities, and adapt to changing requirements and deadlines. 
  • Proven ability to collaborate and contribute to a positive, inclusive work environment, fostering knowledge sharing and growth within the team.

 

 #MicrosoftAI #Copilot



Software Engineering IC5 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 – $274,800 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 $188,000 – $304,200 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


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




Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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Performance Technical Program Manager II Performance Technical Program Manager II

Location
Redmond, United States
Job Number
200029166-en-1
City
Redmond
Team
Search
Country
United States
Discipline
Technical Program Management
Overview

Come to be part of the Microsoft AI End to End performance team ! we are dedicated to delivering world-class performance and welcome Program Managers who have a passion for systems, data analysis and collaboration.  The MAI tech stacks serve billions of transactions via services hosted  on hundreds of thousands of server instances across the world, and our team is an exciting place to work, both to learn about large distributed systems and contribute to making them faster. Our organization places strong emphasis on experience performance and we enjoy strong executive support for our work.

As a Performance Technical Program Manager II in the team, you will collaborate across the organization to optimize performance of Bing search and other related products.

Your emphasis will be to drive continuous improvements to performance metrics, through a combination of data analysis, feature improvements, and leveraging relationships to achieve shared goals. 

This position has high visibility with executives and requires strong communication skills. Our team culture values technical excellence, innovation, and collaboration, and we foster a supportive and productive work environment to provide growth avenues for each team member.We are part of a global team, with presence both inside and outside the US. We own core metrics for Bing and other Microsoft products. Our goal is to drive the right set of features and build systems that continue to drive these metrics for our business. Engineers and PMs on our team collaborate with others on their projects apart from their own individual work. This builds cross-functional capabilities in all of us. We take pride in the systems we build; we strive to maintain a high-quality bar for our deliverables and ensure that there is a good work-life balance while building and running these world-class systems. The team values diversity of background and perspective. We seek to learn and grow in everything we do. 

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.

Starting January 26, 2026, Microsoft AI (MAI) employees who live within a 50- mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. or 25-mile commute of a non-U.S., country-specific location are expected to work from the office at least four days per week. This expectation is subject to local law and may vary by jurisdiction. 



Responsibilities

 

  • You will analyze experience performance using internal tools to isolate problems and opportunities.
  • You will work with Software Engineering to drive enhancements to tools that enable engineers across the organization to manage and improve the performance of their services. You’ll also identify risks and propose data-based mitigations.
  • You’ll define success criteria as you collaborate with others to implement features for cross-functional projects. You’ll coordinate and ensure alignment across teams.
  • With minimal supervision, you will help deliver on roadmap for feature groups, track project schedules, develop staging and implementation, and stay updated with governance programs.
  • Report progress against goals across the organization and represent the team to organizational leadership.


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

 

  • Bachelor’s Degree AND 2+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
    • OR equivalent experience.
  • 1+ year(s) of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

 

  • Experience in online services performance analysis
  • 4+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
  • 1+ year(s) of experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos).
  • Demonstrated ability to think about customer and business problems and work through ambiguity and team boundaries to achieve results.
  • Excellent written and verbal communications and Strong analytical skills.

 

#MAI

#bing



Technical Program Management IC3 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 – $199,000 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 $131,400 – $215,400 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


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




Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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Senior Software Engineer Senior Software Engineer

Location
Redmond, United States
Job Number
200028487-en-1
City
Redmond
Team
Search
Country
United States
Discipline
Software Engineering
Overview

The Microsoft AI organization in Microsoft has several thousand software engineers, working on Copilot, Bing, Edge browser, Maps, Ads, News and other projects. We are the Platform Team that powers all our services and work with hundreds of developers across multiple teams. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a team of smart and passionate engineers to bring products from inception to production. We strongly believe that collaboration enables better products, so you will work closely with Product Managers and other engineers to design solutions. We are looking for engineers with an interest in UI rendering systems and frameworks who will drive continuous innovation across our mainline and emerging products, both of which heavily leverage LLM and GenUI technologies. Our culture is inclusive, casual, and high energy; our team members come from diverse backgrounds and are grounded in our customers’ needs. This is a fantastic opportunity to build services and experiences that millions of people worldwide will use at home, at school, at work, and throughout their lives.

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.  

Starting January 26, 2026, Microsoft AI (MAI) employees who live within a 50- mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. or 25-mile commute of a non-U.S., country-specific location are expected to work from the office at least four days per week. This expectation is subject to local law and may vary by jurisdiction.



Responsibilities
  • Build and maintain extremely high throughput render services.
  • Establish tooling and strategies for UI in various product spaces
  • Enhance proxy capabilities for WSS, WebRTC etc.
  • Design, write and implement services with performance, efficiency, re-usability, and maintainability as core focus.
  • Mentor engineers on the team by providing hands-on assistance, best practices, and promoting an inclusive learning environment. 


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

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


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
    • OR Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
    • OR equivalent experience.
  • Ability to diagnose Performance and Security issues on browser and server.
  • Ability to deal with ambiguity to prioritize issues.
  • Good understanding of UX frameworks and HTTP protocol basics.
  • Good understanding of server architecture, orchestration, monitoring. 
  • 2+ years of experience working with websites or app services. 
  • 2+ years of experience working with frameworks and libraries like React, Solidjs, Next.js, Blazor, ASP.NET, etc.
  • 5+ years of experience writing code (C#, Typescript, Rust) for large-scale systems.


#MicrosoftAI #frontend #UX #platform



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 $158,400 – $258,000 per year.

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Member of Technical Staff, AI Product, Android Engineer Member of Technical Staff, AI Product, Android Engineer

Location
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Job Number
200015760-en-2
City
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Team
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Country
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Discipline
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Overview
Microsoft AI is looking for a talented Android engineer to help build the next wave of capabilities of our personalized AI assistant, Copilot. We’re looking for someone who will bring an abundance of positive energy, empathy, and kindness to the team every day, in addition to being highly effective. The right candidate enjoys building world-class consumer experiences and products in a fast-paced environment. The Native Engineering team is responsible for leading and building the core experience of Copilot on iOS and Android, while collaborating with our Product Management, Design and AI Research teams.Our newly formed organization, Microsoft AI (MAI), is dedicated to advancing Copilot and other consumer AI products and research. The team is responsible for Copilot, Bing, Edge, and generative AI research. Come be a part of the team shaping the future personal computing. 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.
 
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.
 
Starting January 26, 2026, MAI employees are expected to work from a designated Microsoft office at least four days a week if they live within 50 miles (U.S.) or 25 miles (non-U.S., country-specific) of that location. This expectation is subject to local law and may vary by jurisdiction.


Responsibilities
  •  
  • Care deeply about building outstanding consumer-grade mobile applications.
  • Build consumer grade applications for Android.
  • Ship high-quality, well-tested, secure, and maintainable code. 
  • Work collaboratively with our Designers, Product Managers, and AI Researchers to take ambiguous projects and mold them into amazing experiences.
  • Find a path to get things done despite roadblocks to get your work into the hands of users quickly and iteratively. 
  • Enjoy working in a fast-paced, design-driven, product development cycle.
  • Embody our Culture and Values.


Qualifications

 

Required Qualifications 

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or related technical discipline AND 4+ years technical engineering experience developing mobile applications for Android platforms with coding in languages including, but not limited to, Kotlin, or Java OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Working knowledge of mobile application architecture, design patterns, and UI/UX principles.
  • Contributions to open-source projects. 
  • Experience building Android applications from scratch. 
  • Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other engineers. 
  • Passion for learning new technologies and staying up to date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in mobile development and AI. 
  • Proven ability to collaborate and contribute to a positive, inclusive work environment, fostering knowledge sharing and growth within the team.


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Business Manager Business Manager

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Job Number
200028877-en-1
City
Redmond
Team
Other
Country
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Discipline
Business Management
Overview

Come join the Office of the CEO for Microsoft AI! Our organization is in the forefront of Microsoft’s AI ambition and we are looking to expand the CEO office that provides critical support to enable the leaders to focus on building great products!

 

We’re looking for a Business Manager to support the Microsoft Superintelligence team!
If you’re an entrepreneurial, grounded, and hard-working, you’ll fit right in—come and join us as we work on our next generation of AI models! Each day will be different and will require agility, teamwork, and a commitment to operate with integrity, inclusivity, trust, and our learn-it-all culture. 

 

At Microsoft AI (MAI) we are pushing the boundaries of technology. We are creating unique, beautiful and powerful products that will change lives. A small, friendly, fast-moving team, we support each other to do the best work of our lives, always looking to break new ground, fast. We are proud of what we build, how we build it and that our products will define the AI era. We run lean, obsess about users, and always make our decisions based on the evidence. We ship regularly, so your work will have real and immediate impact. It’s a time of huge change in the AI landscape, and this role will put you right in the heart of it.

 

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
  • Own and manage the organization’s budget planning and forecasting processes, partnering with finance to ensure accuracy and alignment with business goals
  • Monitor budget performance on an ongoing basis, tracking actuals vs. plan and flagging variances with actionable recommendations
  • Lead headcount tracking and reporting, maintaining up-to-date records of current and planned headcount across teams
  • Partner with HR, finance, and department heads to manage headcount changes, including new hires, backfills, and attrition, ensuring alignment with approved budgets
  • Oversee procurement processes, including vendor evaluation, contract management, and managing purchase orders
  • Ensure compliance with internal procurement policies and drive efficiencies in sourcing and vendor management
  • Serve as a key point of contact for cross-functional teams on procurement requests and approvals


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, Computer Science) AND 3+ years experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master’s Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, Computer Science) AND 3+ years experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles OR Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field (e.g., Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Management, Computer Science) AND 5+ years experience in financial management, business planning, operations management, strategy, project management, human resources, or business-related roles OR equivalent experience OR equivalent experience.
  • Strong attention to detail, prioritization and time management skills with the ability to manage sensitive information responsibly.
  • Demonstrated ability to operate in a fast paced, changing environment.
  • 3+ years of experience working in a program manager, finance, or business manager role
  • Demonstrated ability to operate in a fast paced, changing environment. 


Business Management IC4 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $96,500 – $188,400 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 $123,500 – $206,400 per year.

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