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Member of Technical Staff - Data Engineer

Microsoft
New York City, NY Full-time 3/24/2026
Master's with 2+ Years of ExperienceUndergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
Approval 98.4%Total filings 6,363New hires 3,142
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FY 2025

Job Description

Microsoft AI is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to build critical data pipelines for their Copilot systems. The role requires technical expertise in big data processing technologies and a collaborative approach to problem-solving, with a focus on creating scalable and maintainable solutions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Math, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years experience in business analytics, data science, software development, data modeling or data engineering work
  • OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Math, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years experience in business analytics, data science, software development, or data engineering work
  • OR equivalent experience.
  • 4+ years technical engineering experience building data processing applications (batch and streaming) with coding in languages including, but not limited to, Python, Java, Spark, SQL.
  • Experience working with Apache Hadoop ecosystem, Kafka, NoSQL, etc.
  • 3+ years experience with data governance, data compliance and/or data security.
  • 2+ years' experience building scalable services on top of public cloud infrastructure like Azure, AWS, or GCP.
  • 2+ years' experience building distributed systems at scale.

Responsibilities

  • Build scalable data pipelines for sourcing, transforming and publishing data assets for AI use cases.
  • Work collaboratively with other Platform, infrastructure, application engineers as well as AI Researchers.
  • Ship high-quality, well-tested, secure, and maintainable code.
  • Find a path to get things done despite roadblocks.
  • Enjoy working in a fast-paced, design-driven, product development cycle.

Benefits

  • Employees at Microsoft are often offered comprehensive, “world-class” benefits—including health and mental-wellness programs, competitive pay with bonuses and stock awards, and retirement/savings options. Time-off and flexibility are common, with generous vacation and holidays, parental and caregiver leave, and flexible work schedules, alongside learning support, employee resource groups, product discounts, and matching-gifts/volunteering programs. Specific benefits can vary by region.

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