The Senior and/or Principal Software Engineer - Performance role at Microsoft involves working on the Artificial Intelligence Performance team, which develops AI software for various platforms. The team focuses on optimizing the inference performance of OpenAI and other state-of-the-art LLM models. This hands-on technical position requires expertise in software design and development, with an emphasis on performance benchmarking and optimization. Candidates should be motivated problem solvers who thrive in a collaborative and inclusive environment.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.

• Identify and drive improvements to end-to-end inference performance of OpenAI and other state-of-the-art LLMs.
• Measure and benchmark performance on Nvidia/AMD GPUs and first-party Microsoft silicon.
• Optimize and monitor performance of LLMs and build software tooling to enable insights into performance opportunities.
• Enable fast time to market of LLMs/models and their deployments at scale by building software tools.
• Design, implement, and test functions or components for AI/DNN/LLM frameworks and tools.
• Communicate and collaborate with internal and external partners.

• 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.