Microsoft is looking to shape the future of Windows by bringing agentic, AI powered experiences to the shell and core services, aiming to elevate customer lifetime value through AI-driven, data-grounded, and delightful user experiences.
Requirements
- 4+ years of technical engineering experience coding in C, C++, C-Sharp, or Python
- 1+ years experience working with AI frameworks or machine learning.
- Industry experience prototyping and shipping AI powered features or platforms in production.
- Experience with AI tools used in software development and extensive exposure to latest AI technologies.
- Understanding of Windows, COM, WinRT API.
- Industry experience prototyping and shipping AI powered features or platforms in production at consumer scale.
Responsibilities
- Lead AI infusion across Windows surfaces (e.g. Settings, Start, Taskbar, File Explorer, Notifications) and platform services—clarify scenarios, define roadmaps, and drive end to end execution from prototype to flight to worldwide release.
- Design and develop AI-driven applications, delivering scalable, user-focused solutions across Web, OS and mobile platforms.
- Prototype agentic experiences (retrieval, tool use/actions, on device inference) and harden them into scalable, secure components and services—owning performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
- Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guides other engineers by developing and following the AI playbook, working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions, alerting stakeholders about status and initiates actions to restore system/product/service for simple and complex problems when appropriate.
- Drive data informed iteration with experimentation and telemetry—define success metrics, build/monitor dashboards, and run A/Bs to grow engagement and customer lifetime value.
- Advise leadership on AI strategy. Track the state of the art, evaluate build vs buy for models and platforms, and influence investment decisions in partnership with PM, Design, Research, and partner orgs.
- Raise the engineering bar—contribute to shared tooling, enforce privacy/security/accessibility standards, and mentor engineers across teams.
Other
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
- 4+ years collaborating cross functionally, owning deliverables, and driving results to meet business objectives.
- Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.
- If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
