Principal Software Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Principal Software Engineer (AI): Designing and developing near real-time services and data stores for a rapidly growing ad platform with an accent on scale, reliability, and data-driven innovation. Focus on optimizing backend dependencies, integrating with ad-serving components, and troubleshooting complex distributed issues.

Location: Redmond, United States (Hybrid: Must live within a 50-mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. and work from the office at least four days per week)

Salary: USD $139,900 – $274,800 per year

Company

hirify.global aims to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, fostering a culture of inclusion.

What you will do

• Implement high-performance solutions across teams and maintain quality checklists.
• Lead and mentor others to produce extensible and maintainable code, optimizing and refactoring for performance and ROI.
• Oversee product design and development, identifying team and technology leverage points and ensuring system support.
• Respond to incidents and complex issues by troubleshooting, deploying fixes, and implementing automations.
• Collaborate proactively within and across teams, resolving conflicts to meet mutual objectives.
• Improve development and operations of systems, platforms, or products by sharing insights and best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in C#, Java, C, C++, Python, or JavaScript (OR equivalent experience).
• 4+ years technical experience working with large-scale cloud or distributed data systems.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.

Nice to have

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding (OR Bachelor’s Degree AND 10+ years).
• 8+ years technical experience in software development, service engineering, or systems engineering.
• 3+ years experience in data science, data modeling, or data engineering.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working hours with partial work from home.
• Opportunity to grow skills and learn from industry experts in a dynamic and innovative environment.
• Access to additional benefits and pay information provided on the Microsoft careers website.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion, with equal opportunity employment.