Microsoft
Senior Software Engineer - CoreAI
$120K–$261K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years required; preferred qualifications include 6+ years, with stated alternatives.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Designs and operates scalable API Management and AI Gateway services, platform components, and developer tools for AI and other applications.
What you'll do
- Design and deliver services and features, including system architecture, code, and reliable deployments.
- Maintain service reliability through live-site operations, incident response, root-cause analysis, and systemic improvements.
- Build developer tools and foundational platform components, and collaborate across teams to shape technical direction.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 4+ years technical engineering experience coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, or equivalent experience.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
Nice to have
- 6+ years of technical engineering experience and experience designing, building, and operating production-grade software and services at scale.
- Experience with distributed systems, cloud platforms, AI development tools or generative AI API platforms, and authorization, authentication, OAuth, MCP, or A2A.
Pay
USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year (base salary); USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Azure, AWS
AI focus
Develops services, features, and tools for AI applications and workloads, including AI Gateway capabilities.
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