Senior Software Engineer - CoreAI

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Location:

United States, Washington, Redmond Salary: USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year

Employment type:

Full-Time Work site: 3 days / week in-office

Role type:
Individual Contributor Travel:
Less than 25%
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Software Engineering Discipline:
Software Engineering Company:
Microsoft

OverviewAPIs are the backbone of our connected digital world. The API Management and AI Gateway team is part of the CoreAI organization, which offers a comprehensive solution for managing the full API lifecycle—securing, governing, and controlling AI Tools. The platform empowers thousands of developers globally to build and manage Agentic, Web, Mobile, Event-Driven, and IoT applications. It also underpins key Microsoft services like Azure AI Foundry, Consumer Copilot, Logic Apps, Copilot Studio, Power Platform, Bing, and more – enabling rich developer and consumer experiences.
Bringing simplicity to customers creates challenging engineering opportunities and we are hiring a Senior Software Engineer - CoreAI to tackle these challenges in areas like scalability, high-density, multi-tenancy, high availability, user experience and developer tools.

The rise of generative AI opens new frontiers – join the API Management and AI Gateway team to help shape the future of AI developer and application workloads!

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.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day. Responsibilities We’re looking for an engineer who is passionate about building new products in an AI-driven world while managing a globally distributed service. The individual stepping into this role delivers high-quality solutions independently and thrives in a collaborative, diverse team.

Versatility, quick learning, and adaptability are  this role, you’ll design and deliver the next generation of services, features, and developer tools that shape how AI applications are built and operated. You’ll work across open-source and platform components in multiple programming languages. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to large-scale distributed systems and drive initiatives central to Microsoft’s Core AI strategy!

Key Responsibilities:

Lead System Design & Architecture:
Drive architecture discussions, author design documents, and ensure systems meet security, compliance, and scalability requirements while balancing long-term sustainability with short-term delivery.

Deliver High-Quality Code:
Write extensible, maintainable, and performant code; debug and optimize complex systems; and uphold engineering standards through rigorous code reviews.

Drive Implementation & Deployment:
Lead project planning and experimentation, validate the impact of changes, and ensure safe, reliable deployments across distributed environments.

Ensure Reliability & Operational Excellence:
Maintain live site health, develop incident response playbooks, lead root cause analyses (RCAs), and implement systemic improvements to reduce incident volume and improve SLAs.Advance Engineering Tools & Practices:
Identify and build developer tools, apply automation in production workflows, and stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends. Shape Product Strategy:
Influence the product roadmap by aligning technical direction with business goals, leveraging customer feedback, data insights, and…