Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world.nnThe AI Platform organization at Microsoft builds the end-to-end Azure AI stack/PaaS and is core to Azure’s innovation and differentiation, as well as all of Microsoft’s flagship products, from Office to Teams, to Xbox. We are the team building Azure OpenAI, Azure ML, Cognitive Services, and the global Azure AI infrastructure for running the largest AI workloads on the planet.nnWe do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served.nnWithin AI Platform, the AI Services team empowers developers and data scientists around the world and of all skill levels to easily add AI capabilities to their apps.nnWe are looking for a Machine Learning Engineer II to join our team.This role requires a deep understanding of generative AI use cases and responsible AI, a keen sense of model development to support responsible AI commitments while keeping product innovation in mind, and a technical background to develop responsible AI measurement and mitigation techniques.nnMicrosoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.nnIn alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.nnResponsibilitiesnnWe are seeking an enthusiastic AI engineer who is passionate about the latest AI advancements, possesses a start-up mindset, and is willing to take on any challenge.nnCoding to model optimizationnnModel quantizationnnParticipate in design, implementation, and execution across a variety feature including building ML/DL models.nnAnalyze complex, high-volume, high-dimensionality data.nnParticipate in designing and building Responsible AI harmful content model core.nnCollaborate with a team of world-class researchers, scientists & engineers to solve very challenging problems.nnOther:nnEmbody our Culture ( and Values ( Qualifications:nnBachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Pythonnno OR equivalent experience.nn2+ years experience in machine learning, deep learning and/or related fields.nn2+ year experience in software development experience in languages such as Python, Java, C++, Scala, or C#nn2+ year experience developing end to end ML (Machine Learning)/DL (Deep Learning) engineering systems.nn2+ year experience in distributed/cloud computing systems (e.g. Spark, Hadoop, Azure, AWS, Cosmos).nnOther Requirements:nnAbility to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.nnPreferred Qualifications:nnHave research or work experience on NLP, or recommendation system.nnExperience working in the Gen AI field.nnExperience developing and designing science model consumed in production development.nnExperience working through full product cycles from initial design to final product delivery.nnKnowledge and experience in large scale data analytics, such as Spark.nnSoftware Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $98,300 - $193,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $127,200 - $208,800 per year.nnCertain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: will accept applications for the role until January 6, 2025.nn#aiplatformnnMicrosoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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