About this role

Microsoft is hiring a staff-level Staff Engineer in the software engineering function based in Mountain View, CA. The posting calls out experience with JavaScript, Java, C, C#. Compensation is listed at $163,000–$296,400 per year.

Role: Staff Engineer
Function: software engineering
Level: staff
Track: hybrid
Employment: Full-time
Location: Mountain View, CA
Department: Software Engineering
Posted: May 14, 2026

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Job description

from Microsoft careers

Overview

We are looking for a senior technical leader to transform developer experience for large-scale AI Research. This team owns the foundational systems that power engineering velocity: monorepo, CI/CD, build systems, developer environments, and onboarding—serving hundreds of engineers and researchers working on frontier AI workloads.

As a Member of Technical Staff, Developer Experience Engineering Manager you will define the vision and strategy for developer productivity at supercomputing scale, build and lead a high-performing organization, and drive AI-first development practices that fundamentally improve how software is built, tested, and deployed.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

Own and evolve E2E DevEx Platform: monorepo strategy and governance, CI/CD systems and reliability, Build systems and performance optimizations, Developer environments

Drive step-function improvements in engineering velocity by reducing PR lead time and build times, increasing CI reliability and improving developer trust

Establish standards and guardrails for code quality, testing, and release practices

Lead adoption of agentic AI workflows across the engineering lifecycle (coding, testing, debugging, ops)

Build and lead a high-performing team, set technical direction and execution standards, drive accountability through clear goals and metrics

Partner with infrastructure, ML, and research teams to remove friction in training and experimentation workflows

Operate with clear metrics and accountability for productivity, reliability, and developer satisfaction
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