Senior Software Engineer, Fauna
Microsoft and OpenAI have formed one of the most successful tech partnerships in the industry to advance artificial intelligence (AI) responsibly and make its benefits broadly accessible. As part of this partnership, the Office of the CTO (OCTO) within Microsoft is responsible for the technical strategy for the use of OpenAI technology across Microsoft. More broadly, OCTO leads investments in emerging technical bets, provides technical insights, and drives high-priority company-wide AI initiatives, while partnering closely with engineering, research, and product teams.
The Principal Software Engineer within OCTO will build AI-based systems to accelerate the deployment of OpenAI technology across Microsoft. They will collaborate with key technical teams, both at Microsoft and OpenAI, to create the technical foundation underpinning the successful partnership.
By applying to this position, you acknowledge that the role is in‑office at least 3 days per week in either the Redmond, WA or Mountain View, CA offices.
At Microsoft, our mission—to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more—guides how we partner with customers to deliver trusted, impactful solutions. With a growth mindset culture, we innovate responsibly and measure success by shared progress—people, teams, and customers. Join us to do meaningful work that changes the world and helps shape what’s next for everyone.
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Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 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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Microsoft builds Windows, Azure, Office and the Copilot family of AI assistants, and operates one of the largest AI training and inference fleets in the world. Microsoft Research and the AI platform teams work across foundation models, systems for large-scale training, and applied ML in every product line.
Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, the company is also OpenAI's principal compute partner and ships AI tooling for developers through GitHub, VS Code and Azure AI.
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