Principal Software Engineer, The Windows AI Agent team

Join Microsoft's Windows AI Agent team as a Principal Software Engineer and play a crucial role in shaping the future of AI. This position focuses on building foundational data infrastructure for training next-generation models that enhance user experiences across billions of devices.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of developing cutting-edge AI solutions, focusing on building scalable data pipelines, automating data distillation, and optimizing data workflows for fine-tuning local AI SOTA models (<7B). This role is perfect for engineers who excel at solving complex data challenges and possess deep understanding of cloud-based data engineering, model fine-tuning workflows, and automation.

You'll be responsible for designing and maintaining scalable data pipelines, implementing automated data distillation techniques, and developing cloud-based workflows for data processing and model training. Working closely with AI researchers and ML engineers, you'll ensure efficient data delivery pipelines for model fine-tuning while staying current with emerging trends in AI data engineering.

The position offers a competitive salary range of $137,600 - $267,000 (higher in SF Bay Area and NYC: $180,400 - $294,000), along with comprehensive benefits including industry-leading healthcare, educational resources, and investment options. You'll work in a hybrid environment with up to 50% work from home flexibility and minimal travel (0-25%).

Microsoft's culture emphasizes growth mindset, innovation, and collaboration, making it an ideal environment for talented engineers looking to make a significant impact in the AI field. Join us in empowering every person and organization on the planet to achieve more through groundbreaking AI technology.