Microsoft Senior AI Engineer

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Posted date: Feb 13, 2026

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Category: Software Engineering

Location: Multiple Locations, Multiple Locations

Estimated salary: $188,900
Range: $119,800 - $258,000

Employment type: Full-Time

Work location type: 0 days / week in-office – remote

Role: Individual Contributor


Description

Overview

Security is one of Microsoft’s highest priorities as customers face increasing digital threats, complex estates, and fastmoving regulatory requirements. Microsoft Security delivers endtoend, integrated security solutions that help protect customers around the world.

NEXT is the strategic incubation and arm of Microsoft Security AI (MSECAI), responsible for building the next generation of AInative security capabilities. We translate new AI techniques into working prototypes and partner with product teams to bring them into the Microsoft Security suite.

As a Senior AI Engineer, you will contribute to the design, prototyping, and implementation of AIpowered security experiences and platform components. You will build highquality systems, collaborate closely with partner teams, and help bring ambiguous ideas to clear, functioning solutions.

Responsibilities

Technical Execution & Prototyping

Build and prototype AInative features and system components, with a focus on iterative learning and shipping working code.

Implement wellarchitected services, APIs, evaluation harnesses, and data pipelines that support AIbased security scenarios.

Contribute to modeldriven features, including LLMbased reasoning, retrieval/RAG, grounding, routing, and safety guardrails.

AI Engineering

Design and evaluate ML/AI systems using metrics such as groundedness, precision/recall, latency, and cost.

Apply responsible AI, security, and privacy requirements throughout the development lifecycle.

Work with partners to integrate prototypes into production environments as part of broader engineering efforts.

Collaboration

Work with crossdisciplinary teams (research, PM, engineering) to clarify requirements and land technical decisions.

Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and handson technical discussions.

Contribute to a culture of curiosity, scientific rigor, and customerobsessed problem solving.

Qualifications

Required/minimum qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.Other RequirementsAbility to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Additional or preferred qualificationsMaster's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.2–3+ years working with ML/AI systems (LLMs/GenAI, RAG, model serving, experimentation, or data pipelines). Hands‑on engineering experience building distributed cloud services in Azure Familiarity with security domains such as detection/response, SIEM/SOAR, identity, endpoint, or cloud security.Experience working with GenAI/LLM techniques: MCP, prompt engineering, retrieval/vector stores, agent/tooling frameworks, content safety, and evaluation platforms.Strong coding skills and comfort engaging deeply in design and implementation details. #MSFT Security

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Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $158,400 - $258,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.



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