Summary
Microsoft are looking for a talented Member of Technical Staff – Software Engineer (SuperIntelligence team) at their Redmond office. This role sits at the heart of strategic decision-making, turning market data into actionable insights for a company that's revolutionising AI technology. You'll work directly with leadership to shape the company's direction in the AI market.
About the Role
This role is part of Microsoft AI's Superintelligence Team. The MAIST is a startup-like team inside Microsoft AI, created to push the boundaries of AI toward Humanist Superintelligence—ultra-capable systems that remain controllable, safety-aligned, and anchored to human values. Our mission is to create AI that amplifies human potential while ensuring humanity remains firmly in control. We aim to deliver breakthroughs that benefit society—advancing science, education, and global well-being. We’re also fortunate to partner with incredible product teams giving our models the chance to reach billions of users and create immense positive impact.
Accountabilities
- Design and build core platform services for scalable training and evaluation, including cluster orchestration, job scheduling, data and compute pipelines, and artifact management.
- Standardize containerized workflows by maintaining Docker images, CI/CD, and runtime configurations; advocate for best practices in security, reproducibility, and cost efficiency.
The Candidate we're looking for
Experience:
- Strong software engineering fundamentals building large-scale, production systems.
Technical skills:
- Python used as a primary language in production systems.
- Kubernetes + containers: deploying, operating, and supporting production workloads.
Personal attributes:
- Hands-on ownership of production infrastructure (not just usage).
Benefits
- Software Engineering IC4 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 – $234,700 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
