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Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft

Required Skills

pythongraph databasesllmsdistributed systemscloud platformsapi developmentdata modelingai/mlsoftware engineering

About the Role

Senior Software Engineer role designing advanced inferencing systems and graph-based architectures for Microsoft 365, Copilot, and Viva. Responsibilities include applying LLMs for semantic enrichment, building scalable graph indexing libraries, and driving platform-level innovation at the intersection of graph intelligence and generative AI. The role requires technical leadership in distributed systems and AI technologies.

Key Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to define user requirements and translate them into scalable features
  • Develop and maintain clean, reusable code for services and features using best practices
  • Lead implementation of new capabilities from concept through deployment ensuring quality
  • Serve as Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) participating in on-call rotations
  • Mentor team members fostering a culture of learning and technical excellence

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must Have:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
  • Strong understanding of data modeling, data integration, and API development
  • Hands-on experience using any cloud platform (Azure, AWS, GCP) in professional or academic project
  • Experience monitoring and maintaining production systems including on-call responsibilities

Nice to Have:

  • Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field AND 6+ years experience OR Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience
  • 6+ years of experience in software engineering in enterprise-scale environments
  • Experience designing and implementing scalable distributed systems
  • Experience working with graph databases, knowledge graphs, or semantic data models

Benefits & Perks

  • Industry leading healthcare