Software Engineer II and/or Senior Software Engineer - AI Compilers
Listed on Microsoft’s official careers site. Posted October 7, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
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As a member of the AI Compilers team you will have the opportunity to work on the following: Invent and implement innovative compiler features and advanced optimization passes, leveraging tools such as LLVM, MLIR, Torch Dynamo, and Triton. Develop code generation techniques for new hardware platforms. Design and develop cutting edge AI software in C++ and Python. Optimize AI workloads. Design new programming abstractions for AI.
Collaborate broadly across multiple disciplines from hardware architects to ML developers. Identify requirements, plan and design solutions, estimate effort, and schedule deliverables. Help establish and drive the adoption of outstanding coding standards and patterns and help enhance our inclusive engineering culture. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, or Python OR equivalent experience.
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++, or Python OR Bachelor'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++, or Python OR equivalent experience. Or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical software engineering experience 3+ years experience programming in C/C++.1+ years experience with optimized systems‑level programming.
Experience building compilers, using compiler frameworks like LLVM/MLIR, OR experience optimizing AI/numerical workloads, OR experience in numerical high-performance computing. Experience with AI frameworks, AI inference systems, AI kernel development, and AI workload optimization. Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100 - $202,200 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 $133,800 - $219,200 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
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