Member of Technical Staff, Infrastructure Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Infrastructure Engineer (AI): Building and optimizing AI Platform services and backend infrastructure for Microsoft Copilot with an accent on scaling backend technologies and mastery of templating. Focus on bringing cutting-edge AI research to production, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance of platform components under high demand.

Location: Mountain View, United States. Required to be local to the San Francisco area and in office 3 days a week. Starting January 26, 2026, expected to work from a designated Microsoft office at least four days a week if living within 50 miles.

Compensation: USD $180,400 – $294,000 per year for IC5 in the San Francisco Bay area.

Company

hirify.global is a division of Microsoft dedicated to pushing the boundaries of AI, building intelligent systems, and making AI accessible to all consumers, businesses, and developers.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain performant and secure AI Platform services that power Microsoft Copilot.
• Collaborate with platform, infrastructure, application engineers, and AI researchers to build next-generation AI products and services.
• Ship high-quality, maintainable code, ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of platform components.
• Find solutions and overcome roadblocks to deliver work quickly and iteratively to users.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of technical engineering experience building services and products in languages such as Python, C#, C++, Rust, or Java.
• 4+ years of experience building scalable platforms on public cloud infrastructure like Azure, AWS, or GCP with extensive use of technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, nginx, RDBMS, and key-value stores.
• 4+ years of experience in building and releasing production software at the platform level.
• Solid knowledge of APIs, data flows, systems, and services.

Nice to have

• Experience managing high-scale, multi-region production environments on Kubernetes in cloud environments.
• Ability to identify, analyze, and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring optimal performance.
• Dedication to writing clean, maintainable, and well-documented code with a focus on reliability, security, and ease of use.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to work closely with cross-functional teams.
• Passion for learning new technologies and staying up to date with industry trends in web development and AI.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment with a growth mindset, focused on innovation and empowering others.
• Values of respect, integrity, and accountability to foster an inclusive culture.
• Opportunity to thrive at work and beyond within Microsoft's global organization.
• Access to additional benefits and pay information via the Microsoft Careers website.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted, and offers are processed on an ongoing basis.