Microsoft
Software Engineer II - AI Infrastructure
$102K–$219K
Mountain View, CA +1 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Nov 2, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA
Redmond, WA - Experience
- Required: 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding, or equivalent experience. Preferred alternatives: 3+ years with a master's degree, or 5+ years with a bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Build and optimize scalable AI infrastructure, including inference backends and APIs, supporting multimodal AI experiences and safety systems.
What you'll do
- Design and build reliable, high-performance AI systems, including inference backends and API interfaces.
- Debug and optimize components across the stack, from infrastructure to APIs.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to deliver integrated solutions and technical improvements.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 2+ years technical engineering experience coding, or equivalent experience.
- Core technical competencies in distributed systems, scalable architecture, API design, and ML/AI fundamentals and applications.
- Experience delivering AI-based solutions.
- Communication, collaboration, problem-solving, decision-making under ambiguity, strategic thinking, and adaptability.
Nice to have
- Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or the stated alternative qualification of a bachelor's degree and 5+ years of technical engineering experience, or equivalent experience.
- Optional experience with OpenAI API / Azure OpenAI.
Pay
USD $102,100 - $202,200 per year (base salary); USD $133,800 - $219,200 per year (base salary)
Tools
Kubernetes, Azure Devops, Docker, Python, C++, C#, Rust, gRPC
AI focus
Build and operate infrastructure for multimodal AI experiences, model inference, APIs, and AI safety systems; apply ML/AI fundamentals and deliver AI-based solutions.
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