Drimva

Microsoft

Principal Machine Learning Engineer - RAI

$143K–$304K

Redmond, WA · On-site · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026

Experience
6+ years technical engineering experience; preferred qualification states 7+ years with a Master’s or Doctorate, or equivalent experience.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience.

About the job

Designs and operates production machine-learning systems and infrastructure, turning research innovations into reliable product capabilities with a focus on safety and Responsible AI.

What you'll do

  • Design and build large-scale systems for machine-learning training, evaluation, inference, and production operation.
  • Develop reusable infrastructure and integrate model advances into scalable product capabilities.
  • Drive architecture and implement critical components while incorporating security, privacy, safety, and Responsible AI.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
  • 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • Ability to meet required Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.

Nice to have

  • Master’s or Doctorate degree in Computer Science or a related technical field focused on machine learning or related areas, with 7+ years of technical engineering experience, or equivalent experience.
  • Experience with machine-learning infrastructure or platforms, production deployment and scaling, cross-team architecture, and AI safety or Responsible AI.

Pay

USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year (base salary); USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year (base salary)

Tools

C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python

AI focus

Build production machine-learning systems and infrastructure; support AI safety and Responsible AI through safe, reliable, and responsible development and deployment.

Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative

First seen Oct 20, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)