We are building a planet scale multi-modal database from the ground up You will be part of the team that is reimagining the databases in the era of LLMs by deeply integrating AI into all parts of the stack As a Senior Software Engineer you will lead and collaborate with a team of passionate engineers driving ideas to impactful results in a fast-paced environment You will be working on building and using system-level software e g distributed systems operating systems databases networking etc You are experienced in software engineering from ideation and architecture design to writing high-quality code to shipping Successful engineers in our team have problem solving design coding and debugging skills drive for execution and results rigor in delivering quality software and a desire for continuous learning Our team values a friendly collaborative atmosphere with a passion for technology and we believe that a diverse team with diverse perspectives that applies empathy and uses great communication skills helps deliver superior products and is key to success This is a great opportunity to challenge yourself grow your career and influence the next generation of computing at Microsoft Responsibilities This will be an individual contributor role with the majority of time focused on coding responsibilities Collaborates with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a scenario Drives identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product application service or platform Creates implements optimizes debugs refactors and reuses code to establish and improve performance and maintainability effectiveness and return on investment ROI Leverages subject-matter expertise of product features and partners with appropriate stakeholders e g project managers to drive a workgroup s project plans release plans and work items Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual DRI and guides other engineers by developing and following the playbook working on call to monitor system product service for degradation downtime or interruptions alerting stakeholders about status and initiates actions to restore system product service for simple and complex problems when appropriate Proactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends technical solutions and patterns that will improve the availability reliability efficiency observability and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale Qualifications Required QualificationsBachelor s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4 years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including but not limited to Python C C C Java JavaScript or OR equivalent experience 1 Year s experience in Prompt Engineering Experience in shipping products and services Currently programming coding in your current or most recent role Preferred QualificationsBachelor s Degree in Computer Science OR related technical field AND 8 years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including but not limited to C C C Java JavaScript or Python OR Master s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6 years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including but not limited to C C C Java JavaScript or Python OR equivalent experience Experience with Fine Tuning and PyTorch Experience with Information Retrieval RAG Experience with CUDA Microsoft is an equal prospect employer Consistent with applicable law 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 and or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process read more about requesting accommodations

📌 Senior Software Engineer (Karnataka)
🏢 Microsoft
📍 Karnataka