Microsoft

Principal Software Engineer

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10 days ago
Redmond, WA, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$143k - $304k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement complex inference capabilities for state-of-the-art deep learning models and AI infrastructure.
  • Build robust, extensible frameworks supporting both experimentation and production use cases.
  • Optimize GPU-based inference performance and cost using advanced hardware and software techniques.
  • Collaborate with internal and external teams to improve model performance and deployment and translate ideas into production.
  • Develop tools for experiment tracking, model versioning, and performance monitoring across the AI lifecycle.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentor early-in-career engineers, and support an inclusive team environment.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding, or equivalent experience.
  • Proficiency with one or more of C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
  • Preferred: master’s degree with 8+ years of experience, or bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of experience, or equivalent experience.
  • Preferred: 2+ years of experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch, ONNX Runtime, TensorFlow, vLLM, or TensorRT-LLM.
  • Preferred: end-to-end system design and development experience and familiarity with MLOps.
  • Preferred: experience with low-level GPU architecture, optimization, kernel programming, and model quantization.
  • Preferred: knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, high-performance application development, technical leadership, and mentoring.

Benefits

  • Employees within the stated commuting distance of a designated Microsoft office are expected to work from the office at least four days per week beginning January 26, 2026, subject to local law and jurisdiction.
  • Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
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10,000+ employees

Microsoft develops operating systems, productivity software, cloud services, developer tools, and consumer devices for individuals, enterprises, and governments. Its main products include Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, Visual Studio/GitHub, Xbox, and LinkedIn; revenue comes from software subscriptions and licenses, cloud consumption, hardware sales, and advertising. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft is a public company traded on Nasdaq.

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