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Senior Software Engineer
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Nov 28, 2024 | |
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OverviewThe Microsoft AI (MAI) is looking for Senior Software Engineer for the Spartan team with full-stack engineering experience. MAI encompasses Microsoft's web-facing technology: including Copilot, Bing search, MSN news and weather and our Advertising platform - all delivered through a large variety of platforms including web browsers, Windows, Office products, Edge and even Xbox. The Spartans is a specialized team of elite engineers that serve as cross-cutting experts and force multipliers throughout MAI - helping to make the highest priority projects a success. There is never a dull project in our portfolio; we are simply always working on the most strategic areas of Copilot, Bing, Ads, News, Weather etc. Our expertise runs the gamut including UX, scalable backend services, Large Language Models (LLM) prompt engineering, data engineering and ML/AI.If a faced-paced environment where you're continuously learning and working on the latest technology sounds exciting, MAI Spartans may be the role for you!MAI's mission is to inform, support and empower our consumers with responsible AI. It is right in the center of Microsoft's mission to empower every person on the planet, providing some of the most innovative products to customers All of this, while working in an agile, inclusive and highly collaborative environment.Spartans are in high demand for our technical expertise at every layer of the technical stack: from web UX technologies to cutting edge open-source vector database development and everything in between. Passion for learning and leveraging new and diverse technology is a must for every Spartan. 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.
ResponsibilitiesRamp up on new products and features quickly while championing best practices across the organization.Foster a culture of inclusivity and disciplined software engineering practices to deliver business value, guided by data.Design and implement production-quality features that are simple, extensible, and maintainable with very few defects.Be an eager student and practitioner of software engineering best practices - both technical (i.e., immutability, single responsibility, TDD, refactoring as a regular habit, etc.) and process-oriented (small and single purpose PR's, thorough and thoughtful code reviews, clear and testable acceptance criteria, etc.)Lead projects end to end along with Spartans, coordinate with partner teams. | |