Microsoft

Microsoft

Senior Language Engineer

United States, Washington, Redmond · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$120k-$235kDetected 1 day ago
Machine LearningData ScienceLLMsAI OrchestrationResearchMicrosoft Office

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64Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role100
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70

Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.

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About the role

  • Microsoft AI Experiences is pushing the boundaries of technology.
  • We are creating unique, beautiful and powerful products that will change lives.
  • We run lean, obsess about users, and always make our decisions based on the evidence.

Responsibilities

  • Create evaluations and establish evaluation frameworks to measure both technical/practical performance and non-deterministic performance like EQ
  • Research & implement novel prompting techniques
  • Accountable to own the status of key projects, proactively identifying risks and proposing solutions to ensure timely delivery.
  • As a small, friendly, fast-moving team, we support each other to do the best work of our lives, always looking to break new ground, fast.
  • We're on the lookout for a detail-oriented Senior Language Engineer to help build the next wave of capabilities of our personal AI, Copilot.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Philosophy, Linguistics, Psychology, Literature, or related discipline AND 1+ years experience in context engineering with foundational software engineering knowledge.
  • 3+ years experience working in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities, and adapting to changing requirements and deadlines.
  • Hands-on experience with prompt design, context window management, and model evaluation.

Nice to have

  • 2+ years of experience shipping consumer-facing products.
  • You've brought products to market, collected user feedback, defined success metrics and iteratively improved products.
  • 1+ years of experience in building LLM applications with familiarity in agent and orchestration frameworks, tool use, LLM evaluations and driving efficiency improvements.
  • https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
  • This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
  • Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.

Compensation

  • $120k-$235k

Company info

  • We're looking for someone with an abundance of positive energy, empathy, and kindness, in addition to being highly effective.
  • We are proud of what we build, how we build it and that our products will define the AI era.

Equal opportunity

  • equal opportunity employer.
  • If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the

Visa & Work Authorization

  • All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status
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