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Posted date: Sep 24, 2025
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Category: Software Engineering
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $188,900
Range: $119,800 - $258,000
Employment type: Full-Time
Travel amount: 25.0%
Work location type: 3 days / week in-office
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
Join the Artificial Itelligence (AI) Compiler team at Microsoft, where we develop state-of-the-art AI compilers and programming abstractions for Microsoft’s next-generation supercomputers, including the Maia AI accelerator. Our interdisciplinary team operates at the intersection of compiler engineering, programming language design, algorithmic innovation, AI, and high-performance computing. Our culture is collaborative: we partner with hardware architects, platform engineers, researchers and other software groups. We also actively contribute to the open-source community, building AI software that is accessible and impactful.We’re looking for a talented and team-oriented Senior Software Engineer to help shape the future of AI compilation. This is a rare opportunity to work on innovative technologies that influence every Microsoft business.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Design programming representations for parallelism, concurrency, scheduling, and memory hierarchy in AI kernels.Develop AI compiler technology using MLIR, LLVM, and Triton.Profile AI kernels and models to uncover opportunities for algorithmic and compiler-level improvements.Collaborate with hardware architects, ML scientists, and systems engineers to co-design software-hardware interfaces and unlock platform capabilities.Employ a growth mindset—continuously explore advancements in compiler technologies, the MLIR ecosystem, and AI hardware to evolve our tool chain and expand your impact.Lead with thoughtful engineering practices, foster inclusive collaboration, and mentor others.Scope technical efforts, define milestones, and deliver impactful features that shape Microsoft’s AI infrastructure.Embody Microsoft's Culture and Values
Qualifications
Required 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.2+ years of experience with C/C++ Experience building compilers, using compiler frameworks like LLVM/MLIR, or optimizing AI/numerical workloads Other Requirements:
Ability 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 Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.Preferred Qualifications:
Master'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.Experience developing AI compilers or tuning AI kernels for GPUs, SIMD extensions, or other acceleratorsExperience using PyTorch or other ML inference/training software2+ years of experience with Python
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
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