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The Mirosoft Customer and Partner Solutions (MCAPS) Enablement and Operations (E&O) organization focuses on making sure sellers, customers, and partners have the skills, systems, and tools to take share more effectively and efficiently. We drive scale and efficiency with prioritized solution plays aligned with Microsoft Customer Engagement Methodology (MCEM), regionalized marketing, and operational centers of excellence.

We are looking for an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Software Engineer to join our Engineering, Data, Operations, and Tools (EDOT) Data team. EDOT designs, builds, and manages the levers that accelerate commercial growth.

As an AI Software Engineer, you would implement architectural changes and influence roadmap of relevant software and platform components to enable AI Solutions and Product Integration for MCAPS Businesses. You will also play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and maintaining robust data acquisition and metadata-driven orchestration pipelines.

Responsibilities

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Software Engineer will be responsible for: 

• Collaborate with AI & data scientists to design sophisticated AI models leveraging first party products and platforms.
• Partner with first party product and platform teams to build key capabilities that can be leveraged to create AI Skills, Plugins and Copilot experiences.
• Optimize AI model performance, scalability, and efficiency.
• Stay up to date with the latest advancements AI Platforms, Products and Libraries.
• Ramp up on latest deep learning model architectures/algorithms, Open AI enhancements and large language models (LLM) directions.
• Develop and maintain data acquisition pipelines using Azure Data Factory.
• Implement metadata-driven orchestration pipelines to ensure scalability and flexibility.
• Develop complex transformation logic in Azure Databricks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements and implement solutions accordingly.
• Optimize and troubleshoot existing data pipelines for performance and reliability.
• Implement best practices for data quality, security, and compliance.

• Embody our culture and values.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in Platform and Product Engineering, API Development and Data Engineering.
• Proficient in C#, Python, and SQL.
• Expertise in developing transformation logic using Pyspark and Spark SQL in Azure Databricks and Azure Synapse.
• Knowledge of LLMs including Microsoft Azure Open AI products and services (AOAI Studio, Copilot Studio etc).
• Proven experience in building acquisition and metadata-driven orchestration pipelines using Azure Data Factory.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $98,300 - $193,200 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 $127,200 - $208,800 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 5, 2024.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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