The Senior or Principal Build Engineer - AI Infrastructure role at Microsoft focuses on build and release management within the AI Frameworks team. This technical position emphasizes Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CICD), build efficiency, and cloud security. Candidates will work on packaging systems and infrastructure to enhance developer productivity and ensure secure releases. The role requires hands-on experience with large-scale C++ and/or Python projects, ideally in environments like GitHub or Azure DevOps.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, or Python.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements.
• Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, or Python, or equivalent experience.
• Experience generating and releasing public nuget, pypi, npm, dpkg, or rpm packages.
• CICD experience in GitHub or Azure DevOps across various platforms and hardware configurations.

• Design, develop, and maintain packaging systems and infrastructure for secure releases.
• Maintain build infrastructure for correctness, speed, and developer productivity.
• Define guidelines and best practices for organizing mono-repos and multi-repos.
• Design, develop, and maintain CICD workflows in Azure DevOps and GitHub.
• Mentor and guide engineers to produce extensible, maintainable code.
• Proactively seek new knowledge and adapt to new trends and technical solutions.

• 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.