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Principal Software Engineer, ML & Distributed Systems at Microsoft

Department: Software Engineering

Compensation

$142,800 – $274,800/yr

Setup
On-site
Location
Redmond, Washington
Type
Full-time
Level
staff+
Posted

Description

Microsoft is hiring a Principal Software Engineer to design, build, and operationalize machine learning systems and hyperscale distributed services for its AI experiences. The role covers model development, evaluation, LLM prompting and fine-tuning, distributed service architecture, model serving and inference infrastructure, APIs, data pipelines, monitoring, capacity planning, incident response, and cross-functional collaboration. Candidates need a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field plus at least six years of technical engineering experience, or equivalent experience; the typical U.S. base pay range is USD 142,800 to USD 274,800 per year.

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