Senior Software Engineer - Innovation Hub - Microsoft Corporation

At Microsoft we are seeking people who have a passion for the positive impact technology can have on communities and for making a difference in the world. Within the **Commercial Solutions Area (CSA)** , we set the Enterprise sales strategy and lead Enterprise technical sales for the Solution Areas and Support Services that power the Microsoft Cloud. The **Commercial Solutions Area, Chief Technology Office (CSA CTO)** is a global team that works across customer-facing and product teams to onboard, strengthen and synthesize solutions for Enterprise commercial customer sales and delivery, and accelerate the availability of emerging and future growth solutions. We pride ourselves in working in ambiguous environments on some of the toughest challenges that ignite our growth mindset, inspire excellence, and accelerate impact. We work collaboratively with our business partners to innovate and solve organizational wide problems. We are a team with a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, personal and cultural experiences which are vital to how we drive impact across Microsoft. If you want to have fundamental impact on cutting-edge solutions that are brought to life for the world's most influential customers, while driving value and ensuring Solution Truth exists - this is the team for you! We are seeking a **Senior Software Engineer - Innovation Hub** to contribute to and lead the prototyping, building, and augmentation of new and existing reusable solutions and technical assets that will be used in sales and delivery engagements. This engineer will also help lead the way for our organization with AI. They will shape the way we integrate capabilities of Microsoft first-party products including (but not limited to) Dynamics, Office, Azure, cutting-edge AI services (like Azure AI Services and Azure Open AI), and partner products that demonstrate the feasibility of these products and services in a single solution with our customers. 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.? 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** + Be committed to delivering the best experience for our customers. + Collaborate with appropriate internal stakeholders or customers, to determine system requirements for delivering a set of features with the right overall design and functionality. + Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guides other software engineers in designing systems by using both code-first and low-code approaches to stitching Microsoft products with AI - maintaining an emphasis on quality, performance, simplicity, reusability, scalability, and maintainability. + Leverages subject-matter expertise of product features and partners with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers) to drive a workgroup's project plans, release plans, and work items. + Able to adjust workload for competing priorities and ambiguous requirements and make decisions that ensure project success and timely delivery. + Proactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the reliability, efficiency, and performance of our systems. + Proficient communication skills and a passion for delivering scalable solutions through a diverse team of engineers. + Help create a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can bring their full and authentic self and where we do our best work as a result. **Other** + Embody our culture (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/culture) and values (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values) . **Qualifications** **Required/Minimum 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#, Java, JavaScript, or Python + OR equivalent experience. + AI Experience: 3+ years of AI - Machine Learning, Search, Azure AI Services; Some exposure to Open AI. + Experience in: + full stack development, including any combination of the following middle tier/backend technologies: C#, .NET, data technologies (SQL/Cosmos DB/entity framework/etc.), web services, REST APIs, JSON, XML and UI development technologies: JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, TypeScript, Angular, React. + code repositories including GitHub, Azure DevOps; understanding of branching and tagging strategies; understanding of CI/CD pipelines. + Previous experience in a customer facing role presenting and gathering customer requirements in a workshop setting. **Additional or 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. + Experience with Azure Data and AI services. + Knowledge of the AI open-source ecosystem. + Knowledge of Azure AI Services (including Speech, Vision, Translation etc.), Azure AI Search, and Azure Open AI or equivalent compete experience. + Knowledge of large language model (LLM) and Foundational models toolsets. + Knowledge of Prompt Engineering, LLM fine turning, and chaining technology (e.g., LangChain, Semantic Kernel). + Experience with implementing Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures. + Proficient analytical skills and an ability to understand abstract concepts. + Effective troubleshooting and debugging skills. + Ability to work with business and PM partners to align expectations and deliver results. + Mentoring experience. Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 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 $153,600 - $250,200 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 Microsoft will accept applications for the role until August 23, 2024. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .