Overview

Microsoft AI is the superintelligence lab at Microsoft — a global network of researchers, engineers, scientists, and creative minds dedicated to advancing the science of artificial intelligence. We build and scale foundational AI models and push the research frontiers that power breakthrough capabilities across Microsoft’s portfolio. Guided by our Humanist AI values, everything we do is oriented toward earning trust and amplifying human potential

As a Brand Strategist in the MAI Creative Studio, you will be working alongside the Brand Strategy Lead (your manager) and partner with Creative, Design and Product Leaders to build communications planning strategies that bring Microsoft AI’s research and scientific mission to life — translating complex, highly-technical decisions into coherent stories that build cultural relevance and lasting brand equity. You will sit at the intersection of research, engineering, brand strategy, product marketing, and creative expression to ensure MAI’s scientific story is told with clarity, consistency, and high creative ambition.

This is an IC-level role, with 75% of time dedicated to Microsoft AI brand & communications efforts and 25% supporting Copilot brand and product marketing.

Mission And Culture

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

MAI Brand Strategy, Portfolio Narrative & IP Management

• Partner with key stakeholders across MAI to lead or contribute to building the foundational Microsoft AI brand strategy and expression, with a specific focus on how MAI’s research and scientific, humanist identity that differentiates against other labs.
• Steward relationships across AI product leads, marketing, and MAI Creative Studio to create a coherent portfolio narrative of MAI research and scientific initiatives that fit together within a larger story.
• Lead or contribute to workshops and training to educate teams on Microsoft AI’s brand strategy and expression.

Cultural Planning & Activation

• Partner with MAI product leads and MAI brand leads – Writers, Designers, and Project Management – to translate MAI’s research and scientific portfolio of initiatives into semi-annual cultural calendars for MAI brand moment campaigns based on product roadmap.
• Partner with researchers, scientists, and product leads to translate technical milestones into audience-appropriate narratives that drive understanding, trust, and cultural relevance.
• Proactively anticipate major research moments and model launches, building communications plans that sequence messaging across internal and external channels.
• Serve as a connective tissue between MAI Creative Studio, product marketing, and research teams — ensuring brand voice, scientific credibility, and creative expression are never in conflict.
• Guide brief writing, provide direction to cross-group teams, and develop strategies to engage cross-company stakeholders.

Cultural Insights

• Partner with UXR and Research & Insights teams to track brand perceptions and reporting through various types of studies (e.g., qualitative, quantitative) to support broader MAI strategy and initiatives.
• Partner with internal teams and commission studies with agencies to support research and insight identification as needed.
• Monitor brand performance and brand impact, and look for emerging opportunities across the company and portfolio.

Naming

• In partnership with MAI product teams (e.g., Product Marketing, Engineering), lead or support naming efforts of Models, Research, and other work across the Microsoft AI portfolio.
• Direct naming efforts and naming rhythm of business, as needed.
• Drive approvals with senior management and work with external partners to support the naming process.

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• 6+ years work experience at a branding agency or with product marketing, brand building, and/or strategy development OR equivalent experience

Additional Or Preferred Qualifications

• 6+ years brand/creative strategy and communications/connections strategy experience, which could include brief writing and/or managing strategy on the corporate or agency side.
• 6+ years of communications/connections planning experience building integrated campaigns that bring brands into culture.
• Strong insight into the AI discourse, tensions and implications across various parts of culture (media, arts, etc.)
• Genuine technical fluency in AI/ML: you can read a research paper, follow a model architecture conversation, and know enough to ask the right questions that inform how we go to market.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity: this role will define its own shape, and that’s a feature, not a bug.
• Luxury, lifestyle, or entertainment experience preferred.
• 6+ years experience managing projects (e.g., internal stakeholder management, timelines, prioritization, road mapping).
• A strategic mindset, able to balance short- and long-term goals, and to translate business objectives into brand solutions.
• Effective communication and presentation skills, able to articulate and justify ideas and recommendations with clarity and confidence.
• A collaborative and inclusive work style, able to work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders across different levels and functions.
• A customer-centric and empathetic approach, able to understand and anticipate the needs and preferences of target audiences.
• A growth mindset and a curiosity for learning, willing to experiment, iterate, and adapt to changing environments and feedback.

Brand IC4 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $106,400 – $203,600 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 $137,600 – $222,600 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.

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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.

Overview

Microsoft AI is the superintelligence lab at Microsoft — a global network of researchers, engineers, scientists, and creative minds dedicated to advancing the science of artificial intelligence. We build and scale foundational AI models and push the research frontiers that power breakthrough capabilities across Microsoft’s portfolio. Guided by our Humanist AI values, everything we do is oriented toward earning trust and amplifying human potential

As a Brand Strategist in the MAI Creative Studio, you will be working alongside the Brand Strategy Lead (your manager) and partner with Creative, Design and Product Leaders to build communications planning strategies that bring Microsoft AI’s research and scientific mission to life — translating complex, highly-technical decisions into coherent stories that build cultural relevance and lasting brand equity. You will sit at the intersection of research, engineering, brand strategy, product marketing, and creative expression to ensure MAI’s scientific story is told with clarity, consistency, and high creative ambition.

This is an IC-level role, with 75% of time dedicated to Microsoft AI brand & communications efforts and 25% supporting Copilot brand and product marketing.

Mission And Culture

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

MAI Brand Strategy, Portfolio Narrative & IP Management

• Partner with key stakeholders across MAI to lead or contribute to building the foundational Microsoft AI brand strategy and expression, with a specific focus on how MAI’s research and scientific, humanist identity that differentiates against other labs.
• Steward relationships across AI product leads, marketing, and MAI Creative Studio to create a coherent portfolio narrative of MAI research and scientific initiatives that fit together within a larger story.
• Lead or contribute to workshops and training to educate teams on Microsoft AI’s brand strategy and expression.

Cultural Planning & Activation

• Partner with MAI product leads and MAI brand leads – Writers, Designers, and Project Management – to translate MAI’s research and scientific portfolio of initiatives into semi-annual cultural calendars for MAI brand moment campaigns based on product roadmap.
• Partner with researchers, scientists, and product leads to translate technical milestones into audience-appropriate narratives that drive understanding, trust, and cultural relevance.
• Proactively anticipate major research moments and model launches, building communications plans that sequence messaging across internal and external channels.
• Serve as a connective tissue between MAI Creative Studio, product marketing, and research teams — ensuring brand voice, scientific credibility, and creative expression are never in conflict.
• Guide brief writing, provide direction to cross-group teams, and develop strategies to engage cross-company stakeholders.

Cultural Insights

• Partner with UXR and Research & Insights teams to track brand perceptions and reporting through various types of studies (e.g., qualitative, quantitative) to support broader MAI strategy and initiatives.
• Partner with internal teams and commission studies with agencies to support research and insight identification as needed.
• Monitor brand performance and brand impact, and look for emerging opportunities across the company and portfolio.

Naming

• In partnership with MAI product teams (e.g., Product Marketing, Engineering), lead or support naming efforts of Models, Research, and other work across the Microsoft AI portfolio.
• Direct naming efforts and naming rhythm of business, as needed.
• Drive approvals with senior management and work with external partners to support the naming process.

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• 6+ years work experience at a branding agency or with product marketing, brand building, and/or strategy development OR equivalent experience

Additional Or Preferred Qualifications

• 6+ years brand/creative strategy and communications/connections strategy experience, which could include brief writing and/or managing strategy on the corporate or agency side.
• 6+ years of communications/connections planning experience building integrated campaigns that bring brands into culture.
• Strong insight into the AI discourse, tensions and implications across various parts of culture (media, arts, etc.)
• Genuine technical fluency in AI/ML: you can read a research paper, follow a model architecture conversation, and know enough to ask the right questions that inform how we go to market.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity: this role will define its own shape, and that’s a feature, not a bug.
• Luxury, lifestyle, or entertainment experience preferred.
• 6+ years experience managing projects (e.g., internal stakeholder management, timelines, prioritization, road mapping).
• A strategic mindset, able to balance short- and long-term goals, and to translate business objectives into brand solutions.
• Effective communication and presentation skills, able to articulate and justify ideas and recommendations with clarity and confidence.
• A collaborative and inclusive work style, able to work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders across different levels and functions.
• A customer-centric and empathetic approach, able to understand and anticipate the needs and preferences of target audiences.
• A growth mindset and a curiosity for learning, willing to experiment, iterate, and adapt to changing environments and feedback.

Brand IC4 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $106,400 – $203,600 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 $137,600 – $222,600 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.

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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.

Overview

Microsoft AI is the superintelligence lab at Microsoft — a global network of researchers, engineers, scientists, and creative minds dedicated to advancing the science of artificial intelligence. We build and scale foundational AI models and push the research frontiers that power breakthrough capabilities across Microsoft’s portfolio. Guided by our Humanist AI values, everything we do is oriented toward earning trust and amplifying human potential

As a Brand Strategist in the MAI Creative Studio, you will be working alongside the Brand Strategy Lead (your manager) and partner with Creative, Design and Product Leaders to build communications planning strategies that bring Microsoft AI’s research and scientific mission to life — translating complex, highly-technical decisions into coherent stories that build cultural relevance and lasting brand equity. You will sit at the intersection of research, engineering, brand strategy, product marketing, and creative expression to ensure MAI’s scientific story is told with clarity, consistency, and high creative ambition.

This is an IC-level role, with 75% of time dedicated to Microsoft AI brand & communications efforts and 25% supporting Copilot brand and product marketing.

Mission And Culture

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

MAI Brand Strategy, Portfolio Narrative & IP Management

• Partner with key stakeholders across MAI to lead or contribute to building the foundational Microsoft AI brand strategy and expression, with a specific focus on how MAI’s research and scientific, humanist identity that differentiates against other labs.
• Steward relationships across AI product leads, marketing, and MAI Creative Studio to create a coherent portfolio narrative of MAI research and scientific initiatives that fit together within a larger story.
• Lead or contribute to workshops and training to educate teams on Microsoft AI’s brand strategy and expression.

Cultural Planning & Activation

• Partner with MAI product leads and MAI brand leads – Writers, Designers, and Project Management – to translate MAI’s research and scientific portfolio of initiatives into semi-annual cultural calendars for MAI brand moment campaigns based on product roadmap.
• Partner with researchers, scientists, and product leads to translate technical milestones into audience-appropriate narratives that drive understanding, trust, and cultural relevance.
• Proactively anticipate major research moments and model launches, building communications plans that sequence messaging across internal and external channels.
• Serve as a connective tissue between MAI Creative Studio, product marketing, and research teams — ensuring brand voice, scientific credibility, and creative expression are never in conflict.
• Guide brief writing, provide direction to cross-group teams, and develop strategies to engage cross-company stakeholders.

Cultural Insights

• Partner with UXR and Research & Insights teams to track brand perceptions and reporting through various types of studies (e.g., qualitative, quantitative) to support broader MAI strategy and initiatives.
• Partner with internal teams and commission studies with agencies to support research and insight identification as needed.
• Monitor brand performance and brand impact, and look for emerging opportunities across the company and portfolio.

Naming

• In partnership with MAI product teams (e.g., Product Marketing, Engineering), lead or support naming efforts of Models, Research, and other work across the Microsoft AI portfolio.
• Direct naming efforts and naming rhythm of business, as needed.
• Drive approvals with senior management and work with external partners to support the naming process.

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• 6+ years work experience at a branding agency or with product marketing, brand building, and/or strategy development OR equivalent experience

Additional Or Preferred Qualifications

• 6+ years brand/creative strategy and communications/connections strategy experience, which could include brief writing and/or managing strategy on the corporate or agency side.
• 6+ years of communications/connections planning experience building integrated campaigns that bring brands into culture.
• Strong insight into the AI discourse, tensions and implications across various parts of culture (media, arts, etc.)
• Genuine technical fluency in AI/ML: you can read a research paper, follow a model architecture conversation, and know enough to ask the right questions that inform how we go to market.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity: this role will define its own shape, and that’s a feature, not a bug.
• Luxury, lifestyle, or entertainment experience preferred.
• 6+ years experience managing projects (e.g., internal stakeholder management, timelines, prioritization, road mapping).
• A strategic mindset, able to balance short- and long-term goals, and to translate business objectives into brand solutions.
• Effective communication and presentation skills, able to articulate and justify ideas and recommendations with clarity and confidence.
• A collaborative and inclusive work style, able to work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders across different levels and functions.
• A customer-centric and empathetic approach, able to understand and anticipate the needs and preferences of target audiences.
• A growth mindset and a curiosity for learning, willing to experiment, iterate, and adapt to changing environments and feedback.

Brand IC4 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $106,400 – $203,600 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 $137,600 – $222,600 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.

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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.

Overview


Responsibilities


Qualifications

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.

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.

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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.

Overview
The sports world has never been more obsessed with data.  Here at the Microsoft Sports Data Engineering team, we are too.  We are building low latency, high available pipelines that process millions of data points across thousands of leagues, tournaments and moment in time events, and helps millions of users to keep up with the live game scores from their favorite soccer teams, fill the bracket with favorite college basketball team in March madness, set their fantasy football lineups, watch highlights from the cricket world cup, cheer for their country rising up in the medal tally in Olympics and integrate this experience across everyday Microsoft products such as Copilot, Windows, Bing, Edge, MSN, Office, and more.    The Microsoft Sports Data Engineering team within Microsoft AI is seeking a Senior Software Engineer responsible for designing data ingestion platforms and services, upholding reliable data management standards, and developing and delivering data-driven solutions. These efforts collectively support the creation of advanced, innovative sports experiences. 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 provide leadership and architectural guidance in designing and maintaining robust, scalable, and efficient data ingestion pipelines and data services. – Deliver high-quality, thoroughly tested, secure, and maintainable code. – Proactively generate ideas and contribute to the continuous improvement of the technology stack, tools, and development processes. – Collaborate with cross-functional teams to effectively address business requirements while upholding engineering standards and reducing technical debt. – Diagnose and resolve issues arising in both production and development environments. – Research, evaluate, and experiment with innovative technologies to enhance system reliability, efficiency, and consistency. – Embody our culture and values

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. – 3+ years of experience with AWS or Azure or Google cloud technologies Other Requirements: Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: – Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. 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. – 4+ years of working experience in system architecture, design, development, testing, and release, including but not limited to distributed systems, microservices, database design, API design, performance tuning, telemetry design, and analysis. – Excellence in software engineering practices, coding and proficient foundation in data structures, algorithms with demonstrated testing, debugging and analytical skills.

Software Engineering IC4 – The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $114,400 – CAD $203,900 per year.

Find additional pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html

Software Engineering IC4 – L’échelle salariale de base typique pour ce rôle dans l’ensemble du Canada est de 114,400 $ CAD à 203,900 $ CAD par année.

Pour plus d’information au sujet de la rémunération, veuillez cliquer ici:
https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html

Ce poste sera ouvert pendant au moins cinq jours et les candidatures seront acceptées de façon continue jusqu’à ce que le poste soit pourvu.

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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Microsoft est un employeur offrant l’égalité d’accès à l’emploi. Tous les candidats qualifiés seront pris en considération pour l’emploi, sans égard à l’âge, à l’ascendance, à la citoyenneté, à la couleur, aux congés médicaux ou familiaux, à l’identité ou à l’expression de genre, aux renseignements génétiques, à l’état d’immigration, à l’état matrimonial, à l’état de santé, à l’origine nationale, à un éventuel handicap physique ou mental, à l’affiliation politique, au statut de vétéran protégé ou au statut militaire, à la race, à l’ethnie, à la religion, au sexe (y compris la grossesse), à l’orientation sexuelle ou à toute autre caractéristique protégée par les lois, ordonnances et règlements locaux applicables. Si vous avez besoin d’aide avec des accommodements religieux et/ou d’un accommodement raisonnable en raison d’un handicap pendant le processus de candidature, apprenez-en plus sur la demande d’accommodement.

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.

Overview

Are you excited about the potential of AI to revolutionize digital advertising? Join our team and play a pivotal role in building Advertiser Copilot, an innovative AI-powered assistant designed to help advertisers create and manage their campaigns through a seamless chat-based interface. Leveraging state-of-the-art Generative AI (GenAI), Advertiser Copilot generates text, image, and video creative assets, making campaign creation efficient and intuitive.

As a Software Engineer on our team, you will:

• Design and develop the core platform for Advertiser Copilot using Semantic Kernel to enable intelligent interactions.
• Integrate cutting-edge GenAI models for text, image, and video generation, empowering advertisers to craft high-quality creatives effortlessly.
• Build scalable and efficient AI-driven workflows for campaign management within a chat-based UI.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including AI researchers, product managers, and UX designers, to deliver an intuitive and powerful advertiser experience.
• Ensure high system reliability, security, and performance to support a production-grade AI assistant.

This opportunity will allow you to accelerate your career growth, work with the latest advancements in Generative AI, and influence technology development in a high-impact growth area at Microsoft AI.

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

• Collaborate with stakeholders to determine user requirements for Advertiser Copilot features.
• Drive the design and development of scalable and secure platforms, ensuring high performance and maintainability.
• Implement and optimize AI-driven workflows, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness.
• Lead technical discussions, identify dependencies, and develop design documents.
• Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), monitoring system reliability and resolving complex issues in real-time.
• Mentor engineers in the team.
• Continuously learn and adapt to emerging technologies, improving system availability, reliability, and performance.

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.

Other Requirements:
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

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.
• Experience with Azure/AWS and Kubernetes for container orchestration and deployment.
• Proficiency in REST API development, ensuring secure and scalable communication between systems.
• Experience with Microsoft Agent Framework or other AI integration frameworks.
• Proven ability to build and maintain large-scale, high-availability systems in Kubernetes.
• Solid collaboration skills, working effectively with cross-functional teams including AI researchers and UX designers.
• Passion for staying updated with the latest advancements in Generative AI and cloud technologies.

#MicrosoftAI #MicrosoftAds

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.

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.

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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.

Overview

Monetization Engineering is responsible for building a unified, intelligent, and resilient monetization platform that drives revenue across Microsoft’s AI-native surfaces, including Copilot, Search, MSN, Shopping, and both first-party and third-party ecosystems. Our mission is to enhance advertiser value, optimize platform performance, and achieve long-term revenue growth through large-scale systems, machine learning-driven optimization, experimentation, and cross-surface innovation.

We are seeking an experienced professional with expertise in GPU inference optimization and a deep understanding of LLM/SLM architecture to join our team. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge advancements in AI and deep learning while driving impactful solutions for Microsoft’s advertising and monetization platforms.

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

• Serves as the technological core of Microsoft’s rapidly expanding digital advertising business. 
• Focus on accelerating Microsoft’s large-scale deep learning inference for Ads, Shopping, Copilot, and other surfaces, including both offline and online applications that support OpenAI LLM models and next-generation LLMs/SLMs.
• Play a pivotal role in bridging state-of-the-art GPU and deep learning technologies with critical business applications.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• 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.

Other Requirements:
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’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 Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 15+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Solid experience in GPU inference optimization (CUDA, TensorRT, Triton, or custom GPU kernels).
• Proficiency in profiling tools (Nsight, TensorBoard, PyTorch profiler) and ability to identify CPU/GPU bottlenecks.
• Deep understanding of LLM/SLM architectures (attention, embeddings, MoE, decoders).
• Experience optimizing latency‑critical online services.
• Experience with model compression (quantization, distillation, SVD, low‑rank methods).
• Experience in building high‑throughput inference serving stacks (continuous batching, KV‑cache optimizations, routing).
• Familiarity with Microsoft’s DLIS, Talon routing, Triton/TensorRT‑LLM stack, and Azure/H100/A100 GPU environments. 
• Publications, competition wins, or real‑world deployments related to model efficiency.

 

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Software Engineering IC6 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $163,000 – $296,400 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 $220,800 – $331,200 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.

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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.

Overview


Responsibilities

• Care deeply about building outstanding, consumer‑grade mobile applications
• Build and ship high‑quality iOS or Android applications for Copilot
• Write well‑tested, secure, maintainable code with strong engineering fundamentals
• Partner closely with Designers, Product Managers, and AI Researchers to turn ambiguous ideas into polished user experiences
• Navigate ambiguity and roadblocks to deliver value to users quickly and iteratively
• Thrive in a fast‑paced, design‑driven product development cycle
• Embody Microsoft’s Culture and Values

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field or similar experience building mobile applications
• Strong coding experience in one or more of:
  • iOS: Swift, Objective‑C
  • Android: Kotlin, Java
• Experience shipping production mobile apps used by customers

Preferred Experience

• Advanced degree or equivalent senior‑level industry experience
• Experience building mobile applications from scratch
• Strong understanding of mobile architecture, design patterns, and UI/UX principles
• Contributions to open‑source projects
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; proven ability to work cross‑functionally
• Passion for learning and staying current with mobile development, AI, and emerging technologies
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to a positive, inclusive engineering culture

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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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.

Overview


Responsibilities

• Care deeply about building outstanding, consumer‑grade mobile applications
• Build and ship high‑quality iOS or Android applications for Copilot
• Write well‑tested, secure, maintainable code with strong engineering fundamentals
• Partner closely with Designers, Product Managers, and AI Researchers to turn ambiguous ideas into polished user experiences
• Navigate ambiguity and roadblocks to deliver value to users quickly and iteratively
• Thrive in a fast‑paced, design‑driven product development cycle
• Embody Microsoft’s Culture and Values

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field or similar experience building mobile applications
• Strong coding experience in one or more of:
  • iOS: Swift, Objective‑C
  • Android: Kotlin, Java
• Experience shipping production mobile apps used by customers

Preferred Experience

• Advanced degree or equivalent senior‑level industry experience
• Experience building mobile applications from scratch
• Strong understanding of mobile architecture, design patterns, and UI/UX principles
• Contributions to open‑source projects
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; proven ability to work cross‑functionally
• Passion for learning and staying current with mobile development, AI, and emerging technologies
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to a positive, inclusive engineering culture

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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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.

Overview


Responsibilities


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development.
  • OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience launching 0-to-1 products (from concept to market) in a consumer-facing product environment.
• 3+ years of experience building products that leverage AI/ML technologies.
• Experience managing and shipping products in an AI lab or an AI-focused startup.
• Proven track record of collaborating with cross-functional teams (engineering, design, research) to deliver user-facing features.
• Familiarity with experimentation tools, data analytics, and strong in vibe coding / working knowledge of coding (Python, JavaScript, SQL).
• Excellent analytical, communication, presentation and negotiation skills with cross-functional organizations, customers and stakeholders.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, possesses a high energy level to react to situations quickly and decisively, possessing self-confidence to be assertive when taking a position, not afraid to make decisions.
• Passionate & capable of driving cross-functional initiatives – product features, distribution tactics & partnerships. 
• Demonstrated expertise in growing consumer products of large scale globally.  

 

 

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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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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.