Software Engineer 2 (AI)

TL;DR

Software Engineer 2 (AI): Building and scaling backend platform services for Microsoft's consumer products and AI models, with an accent on designing performant and secure AI Platform services. Focus on ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance of platform components to bring cutting-edge AI research to production.

Location: Hybrid in Beijing, China. Starting January 26, 2026, employees living within a 25-mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in China are expected to work from the office at least four days per week.

Company

hirify.global is pushing the boundaries of AI, aiming to build systems with true artificial intelligence across agents, applications, services, and infrastructure, making AI accessible to all.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain performant and secure AI Platform services that power Copilot.
• Work collaboratively with platform, infrastructure, application engineers, and AI researchers to build next generation AI products and services.
• Ship high-quality and maintainable code, ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of platform components.
• Find a path to get things done despite roadblocks to get your work into the hands of users quickly and iteratively.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• 2+ years’ 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.
• 2+ years’ experience in building and releasing production software at the platform level.
• Solid knowledge of APIs, data flows, systems, and services.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements, including passing the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire.

Nice to have

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field AND 3+ years experience, OR Bachelor's with 5+ years experience.
• 4+ years’ experience building scalable platforms on public cloud infrastructure.
• 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, scalability, and user experience.
• Passion for learning new technologies and staying up to date with industry trends in web development and AI.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a culture of inclusion where employees come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize shared goals.
• Operate with values of respect, integrity, and accountability.
• Opportunity to request accommodations for religious reasons and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process.