The Foundry IQ team is focused on developing advanced knowledge retrieval systems that integrate enterprise knowledge with AI agents. This role involves designing and operating scalable backend services that work with internal and external language models. The ideal candidate will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to enhance AI-powered experiences and solve complex retrieval problems. The position emphasizes the importance of technical excellence and customer obsession in a dynamic environment.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements.
• Development experience with Azure Services and understanding of service release and live-site responsibilities.
• Experience coding in C# and Python in a production system.
• Development experience with large language models and GPU-based models.

• Design, build, and maintain Azure backend services and associated APIs.
• Partner with Applied Science to bring high-quality prompts, ML models, and pre and post-processing components into production.
• Work directly with GPUs to support production ML workloads at scale.
• Provide evaluation tooling and support for production integrations to ensure end-to-end AI quality.
• Contribute to team plans, documents, and communication in a clear and efficient way.

• 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.