Software Engineer 2 - CoreAI at Microsoft in Redmond, WA

Overview
APIs are the foundation of our connected, digital world. Azure API Management enables companies building APIs to publish, describe, secure, manage, and monitor their APIs so they can focus on delivering the functionality developers need while we provide the underlying infrastructure.
We’re looking for a Software Engineer 2 – CoreAI who wants to work on a rapidly growing service that is deeply connected to its customers and help grow the product across serverless, hybrid, and Kubernetes environments. You will contribute to building scalable, secure, and reliable platform infrastructure that powers AI capabilities, including the AI gateway.
You’ll have the opportunity to build features that can be immediately deployed and validated, while contributing to the testing, support, and diagnosis of live systems. We’re looking for an engineer to drive a critical area within API Management—someone who can independently produce high-quality solutions while contributing to and benefiting from a collaborative, dynamic team environment.
We live in Azure, embrace an AI-first engineering culture, and use modern cloud and open-source technologies to build and operate services at scale. We’re part of an organization whose mission is to deliver the Azure Application Platform.
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. In alignment with Microsoft’s values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment where all employees can positively impact our culture every day.

Responsibilities
Work on highly scalable and reliable service infrastructure.
Contribute to a variety of service features, including our proxy engine, management APIs, data analytics, and deployment infrastructure.
Build foundational platform infrastructure that supports secure and scalable AI capabilities and AI gateway workloads.
Adopt AI-first development practices and work with the latest cloud technologies.
Enable container-based deployments.
Build an intuitive API development experience in Azure, backed by containers, virtual machines, Azure Functions, or the customer’s backend of choice.

Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
OR equivalent experience.
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/Additional Qualifications:
3+ years of software development and design experience
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Math, Engineering or related field, or equivalent field experience
Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages including but not limited to: Java, C/C++, C#,  JavaScript

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100 - $202,200 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 $133,800 - $219,200 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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