Microsoft Principal Software Engineer MAI Copilot 

Taiwan, Taoyuan City 

272219373

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 10+ years of technical engineering experience, including hands-on coding in languages such as C#, C++, Python, Go, Rust, or Java OR equivalent practical experience in building distributed systems and core platforms.
• 8+ years of experience designing and building scalable services on public cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Deep experience with distributed systems, large-scale infrastructure, and end-to-end systems architecture, including networking, containers, and data pipelines.
• Demonstrated technical influence across teams, with a proven ability to define strategy, make critical design tradeoffs, and drive alignment in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience, including leading architecture or large-scale systems initiatives.
• Hands-on experience with AI platform components, such as LLM orchestration, model hosting, vector storage, or retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines.
• Experience using and deploying machine learning models or integrating AI frameworks into large-scale systems.
• Strong understanding of performance tuning, security, and reliability at scale.
• Ability to analyze and resolve complex system issues across infrastructure and application layers.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical reviews, influence product direction, and make key decisions based on data and long-term impact.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of explaining complex systems and architectural decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Passion for building high-quality platforms and mentoring others to raise the technical bar.