This is an individual contributor role: as a senior technical leader it requires setting the technical direction for the projects in the area, and hands on software design and development skills. We’re looking for someone who has a demonstrated history of solving hard technical problems and is motivated to tackle the hardest problems in building a full end-to-end AI stack. An entrepreneurial approach and ability to take initiative and move fast are essential.
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Responsibilities
- Work in a cross-functional organization to design, develop, test, and release a new wave of Copilot features, transforming the customer experience.
- Design, produce and deliver resilient and maintainable software to improve the usability, reliability, scalability, performance, and security of the product, demonstrating independence and a sense of ownership.
- Actively participate and drive code reviews, bug/issue triage with the feature teams, data and experiment analysis, and support well informed, data-driven decisions towards business and engineering goals.
- Provide technical leadership for the team and mentor other software engineers.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND technical engineering experience.
- Relevant years of industry experience designing, building, testing, shipping, and maintaining large-scale software products.
- Deep understanding of software engineering principles, with experience developing and driving features and experiences for large-scale customer-facing applications.
- Strong experience with frontend (React, JavaScript, TypeScript is a must; React Native is a bonus) and backend (.NET, Node.js) technologies.
- Proven ability to deal with ambiguity and drive for clarity.
- Proven ability to handle competing priorities and perform at a high level in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
- Passion for learning new technologies and staying up to date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in AI.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience building or integrating AI & LLM-powered features.
- Experience building and maintaining libraries, SDKs, and other shared platform components.
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