Principal AI Software Engineer

We are looking to hire a Principal AI Software Engineer to join our team. As a member of this team, you will have the opportunity to work on multiple levels of the AI software stack, including the fundamental abstractions, programming models, compilers, runtimes, libraries and APIs to enable large scale training and inferencing of models.

• Set technical direction for the team.
• Apply engineering principles for defining robust and maintainable architectures and designs.
• Identify requirements, scope solutions, estimate work, schedule deliverables.
• Collaborate with partner teams to drive holistic solutions across the stack.
• Technical leadership and mentoring of software engineers.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• OR equivalent experience.
• A technical background and solid foundation in software engineering principles and architecture design.
• Ability to plan and influence technical designs on projects that will have potential long-term impact to Microsoft.
• Proven experience in developing and deploying large language models (LLMs): Demonstrated expertise in working with state-of-the-art LLMs, including their training, fine-tuning, and application in various natural language processing tasks.
• Exposure to Deep Neural Network training and inference and experience in one or more deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, ONNX, etc.).

• Industry leading healthcare
• Educational resources
• Discounts on products and services
• Savings and investments
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Generous time away
• Giving programs
• Opportunities to network and connect

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