Senior Software Engineering

Overview

Are you looking for an opportunity to shape the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure while building software and systems for some of the largest data centers ever created? Join the Azure Hyperscale Network organization—responsible for designing and building the software-defined physical network infrastructure that powers millions of servers globally for Azure, Bing, Microsoft cloud services, and AI Supercomputing. We’re at the forefront of large-scale cloud computing, managing one of the world’s largest datacenter network infrastructures.

This isn’t just another engineering job—it’s your chance to join an innovative team working on cutting-edge AI infrastructure projects, building intelligent agents and scalable systems at a scale the industry has never seen. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Network Device Health team, you’ll design, build, deploy, and maintain large-scale distributed systems that collect network telemetry, verify network states, detect and alert on reliability issues, and rapidly localize and mitigate them. You’ll tackle complex technical challenges—from massive data pipelines to autonomous AI systems—that push your skills to new heights.

We offer opportunities for innovation and career growth, with mentorship, real ownership, and endless learning. Whether you’re early in your career or you have several years of experience, your ideas will be valued and your impact immediate. If you’re excited to solve hard problems and push boundaries, come join us on this visionary journey.

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

• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to define user requirements and translate them into intelligent, agentic software applications that autonomously reason, plan, and act across complex workflows.
• Design and implement scalable, production-grade AI systems that integrate generative AI capabilities—such as large language models (LLMs) and multimodal systems—into real-world applications to enhance user experiences and automate tasks.
• Drive the identification of technical dependencies and author design documents for services and platforms that support AI-driven application development.
• Create, optimize, debug, refactor, and reuse code to improve system performance, maintainability, and return on investment (ROI).
• Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), guiding incident response and on-call operations to monitor, triage, and restore services during degradation or outages—ensuring high availability and reliability.
• Work closely with other software engineers and data scientists to support Azure’s production network and integrate AI-driven insights into infrastructure operations.
• Proactively explore emerging technologies, patterns, and tools to improve observability, efficiency, and performance at scale—driving consistency in monitoring and operational excellence across the engineering lifecycle.

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#, OR Java, JavaScript, or Python
• OR equivalent experience.
  
  • 2+ years of experience with distributed systems or networking.

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:

• 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 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 equivalent experience.
• 1+ years experience with generative AI models (e.g., LLMs, diffusion models) and frameworks such as OpenAI, Hugging Face Transformers, LangChain, or Semantic Kernel.
• 1+ years experience with agentic AI architectures, including planning, memory, tool use, and orchestration.

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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