staff software engineering Staff Engineer tech_leadership · Posted Mar 27, 2026
$119,800 – $234,700
USD per year

About this role

Microsoft is hiring a staff-level Staff Engineer in the software engineering function based in Redmond, WA. The posting calls out experience with Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java. Compensation is listed at $119,800–$234,700 per year.

Role
Staff Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
staff
Track
Tech leadership
Employment
Full-time
Location
Redmond, WA
Department
Software Engineering
Posted
Mar 27, 2026

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Job description

from Microsoft careers
Overview

As Microsoft continues to push the boundaries of AI, we are on the lookout for passionate individuals to work with us on the most interesting and challenging AI questions of our time. Our vision is bold and broad: to build systems that have true artificial intelligence across agents, applications, services, and infrastructure. It’s also inclusive: we aim to make AI accessible to all, from consumers to businesses to developers, so that everyone can realize its benefits.

At Microsoft AI, AI is part of everything we do. Our Evals and Response Quality team is dedicated to enabling rapid development and deployment of AI across our products. We collaborate closely with the top AI engineers in the world, working at the bleeding edge of engineering and AI research.

If you are passionate about AI, eager to work at the forefront of technology, and want to be part of a team that empowers all other teams at Microsoft Copilot to build AI products quickly and seamlessly, join us as an AI Platform Engineer!

By applying to this U.S. Redmond WA position, you are required to be local to the Redmond WA area and in office 4 days a week.



Responsibilities
  • Build and improve systems across the response quality stack, including data pipelines, evaluation frameworks, retrieval (RAG), and inference serving.
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