Microsoft
Software Engineer 2 - CoreAI
$102K–$219K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Experience
- At least 2 years of technical engineering experience with coding; equivalent experience is an alternative. Preferred: 4+ years, including production-grade software and services at scale.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Designs, builds, and operates AI Gateway services, platform components, and developer tools for globally distributed AI applications.
What you'll do
- Design system architecture and build scalable, secure services and reusable platform components.
- Write, debug, and optimize code; plan implementations and ensure safe deployments.
- Maintain service reliability through incident response, root cause analysis, and operational improvements.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 2+ years technical engineering experience coding in languages including 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
- 4+ years of experience designing, building, and operating production-grade software and services at scale; experience with distributed systems and cloud-based services.
- Experience with cloud platforms, AI-enhanced development tools, generative AI API platforms, authorization/authentication/OAuth, or agentic protocols such as MCP or A2A.
Pay
USD $102,100 - $202,200 per year (base salary); USD $133,800 - $219,200 per year (base salary)
Tools
C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Azure, AWS
AI focus
Builds services and developer tools for AI applications and workloads; preferred experience includes generative AI API platforms such as Azure AI Foundry, OpenAI, or Claude, and AI-enhanced development tools.
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