Senior Software Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (AI): Building and optimizing distributed data systems, data pipelines and APIs that power adaptive, context-aware experiences across hirify.global with an accent on personalized signals, data models, and real-time personalization engines. Focus on architecting scalable, low-latency systems and ensuring privacy, security, and performance for Copilot's intelligence.

Location: Must be based in the United States and live within a 50-mile commute of a designated Microsoft office, with an expectation to work from the office at least four days per week starting January 26, 2026.

Salary: USD $119,800 – $234,700 per year (U.S. general) or USD $158,400 – $258,000 per year (San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area).

Company

hirify.global is a division of Microsoft focused on building intelligent systems that deeply understand users and adapt across agents, applications, services, and infrastructure.

What you will do

• Architect scalable, low-latency systems and data pipelines for ingesting, processing, and serving personalized signals.
• Design, build, and maintain robust pipelines for telemetry, product usage, and experimentation data, including owning orchestration, monitoring, and DevOps.
• Design data models and APIs that enable Copilot to reason about user context, preferences, and history.
• Build real-time and batch personalization engines that adapt Copilot’s behavior.
• Collaborate with privacy, security, and responsible AI teams to ensure personalization is safe, transparent, and user-controlled.
• Optimize for performance, reliability, and cost across diverse workloads and geographies, and ship high-quality, secure, and maintainable code.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• 4+ years’ experience building scalable services, including securing applications and infrastructure on cloud infrastructure like Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• 3+ years’ experience in OSS data technology such as Kafka, Spark, or Flink.
• English: B2 required.
• Work authorization for the United States is required.

Nice to have

• Experience with large scale data systems.
• Experience working with AI platforms, frameworks, and APIs.
• Ability to identify, analyze, and resolve complex technical issues.
• 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.

Culture & Benefits

• Cultivate a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize shared goals.
• Embody values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion.
• Opportunity to build world-class consumer experiences and products in a fast-paced environment.
• Access to additional benefits and compensation information via the Microsoft Careers website.
• Support for religious and disability accommodations during the application process.