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Senior and Principal Software Engineer - Core AI

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Microsoft Corporation

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United States , Redmond

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139900.00 - 274800.00 USD / Year
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Core AI is at the forefront of Microsoft’s mission to redefine how software is built and experienced. We are responsible for building the foundational platforms, services, programming models, and developer experiences that power the next generation of applications using Generative AI. Our work enables developers and enterprises to harness the full potential of AI to create intelligent, adaptive, and transformative software. The Observability group is focused on developing solutions to monitor, evaluate, and optimize AI agent performance. We are seeking Senior and Principal Software Engineers to join the Observability platform team. This team is responsible for building the services that power Observability in Foundry.

Job Responsibility:

  • Design, implement and deliver AI services to support product offerings for large-scale agent observability
  • Collaborate closely with product management and partner teams to align technical direction with business goals
  • Take end-to-end responsibility for the development lifecycle and production readiness of the services you build and drive the team’s DevOps culture
  • Engage with customers to gather feedback and resolve complex issues
  • Understand Microsoft businesses and collaborate with stakeholders towards cohesive, end-to-end experiences for Microsoft customers
  • Innovate on technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products
  • Embody our culture and values

Requirements:

  • 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
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
  • Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
  • 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#, Go, Java, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience
  • 6+ years technical engineering experience designing and delivering highly available, large-scale cloud services and distributed systems
  • Experience building AI or ML related applications
  • 1+ years of technical engineering experience with machine learning or Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems

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Job Posted:
April 06, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
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On-site work
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