Description
Microsoft Research is hiring a Principal Software Engineer to lead the design, development, testing, and optimization of large-scale AI infrastructure, including supercomputer GPU clusters, research platforms, workload optimization, researcher tools, and agentic workflows. The role provides technical leadership and mentorship while collaborating with service engineers, product managers, and research teams. Candidates need a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field and at least six years of technical engineering experience; preferred qualifications include distributed computing, large-scale machine learning or generative AI infrastructure, GPU programming, and high-performance computing expertise. The typical U.S. base pay range is USD 142,800 to USD 274,800 per year, with higher ranges for the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area.
