Senior Software Engineer
Job Description
Join Microsoft's Azure Speech team as a Senior Software Engineer to shape the future of multilingual, intelligent speech technology. This role offers an exciting opportunity to develop advanced customization infrastructure and data processing tools for finetuning multilingual speech models, AOAI models, and multimodal generative AI. You'll be working on cutting-edge solutions that power real-time transcription, intelligent voice agents, and multilingual dubbing across Microsoft products and enterprise solutions.
Based in Hyderabad, you'll be part of a team pioneering next-generation AI-driven speech solutions that impact millions of users globally. The position requires deep expertise in large-scale AI systems, with a focus on speech and audio processing technologies. You'll have significant ownership of technical direction and drive innovation in scaling data processing, engineering efficiency, and AOAI customization.
The role combines technical leadership with hands-on development, requiring both strong programming skills and the ability to mentor others. You'll collaborate with top engineers and scientists to deliver breakthrough technologies in voice agents, video translation, and call centre analytics. Microsoft offers comprehensive benefits including industry-leading healthcare, educational resources, and generous time away.
This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced software engineer passionate about AI and speech technology, looking to make a significant impact in a field that's transforming how people interact with technology. The position offers excellent growth potential and the chance to shape the future of multimodal interaction for Indian and global audiences.
Responsibilities For Senior Software Engineer
- Deliver world-class and transformative engineering platforms for customizing Microsoft 1st party and 3rd party products and services
- Set technical directions in model customization platforms and scalable data processing solutions for multilingual speech model, speech LLMs, and AOAI models
- Build novel data solutions to synthesize complex speech scenarios and finetune models
- Build data analysis metrics and solutions to understand the model results, identify gaps, and guide solutions
- Collaborate with the global Microsoft team, drive innovative solutions for significant customer asks, and deliver sustained large impacts
- Mentor and influence peers, sharing expertise and fostering a growth-oriented inclusive team culture
- Contribute to patents and publications at top-tier conferences and represent the team's technical leadership within and outside Microsoft
Requirements For Senior Software Engineer
- BS/MS/PhD Degree in CS/EE or related fields with focus in machine learning, AI, or speech technologies
- 8+ years' experience in software development skills with deep expertise in designing, building, and deploying large-scale, production-grade AI systems
- Demonstration of excellent problem-solving skills and proven track record of delivering impactful results and high-quality solutions in complex engineering environments
- Strong programming skills in Python, C++ or similar languages, with experience in large-scale data processing and distributed computing
- Effective communication skills, both verbal and written
- Experience with speech/audio processing, multilingual model development, or voice agent technologies
- Familiarity with Azure, cloud-based AI platforms, or enterprise-scale deployment of speech solutions
- Contributions to open-source projects, patents, or publications in top-tier conferences/journals
- Demonstrated leadership in driving technical direction, influencing cross-functional teams, and mentoring peers
Benefits For Senior Software Engineer
- Industry leading healthcare
- Educational resources
- Discounts on products and services
- Savings and investments
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Generous time away
- Giving programs
- Opportunities to network and connect
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