Software Engineer: Microsoft AI Development Acceleration Program, Redmond

Microsoft Microsoft · Big Tech · Redmond, WA +1 · Software Engineering

Software Engineer role within Microsoft's AI Development Acceleration Program (MAIDAP). This two-year program focuses on developing the next generation of AI leaders by having participants work in interdisciplinary teams to provide AI as a service to engineering teams across Microsoft. The role involves implementing cutting-edge AI technology, bridging research and development, and collaborating with product managers and applied scientists to drive innovation from theory into practice. The program aims to build AI solutions for Microsoft's products and services, with opportunities for patenting and publishing IP.

What you'd actually do

  1. Participate in the design and the implementation of AI solutions for Microsoft’s products and services.
  2. Test and review all new and modified code and data pipelines.
  3. Build out new API infrastructure, endpoints, and data pipelines, as necessary.
  4. Build reporting and monitoring mechanisms into our solutions.
  5. Analyze technology industry and market trends and choose their potential impact on the solutions.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline
  • proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • available to start full-time in July 2026

Nice to have

  • Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field
  • 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • Experience in database systems and systems engineering.
  • Experience in designing and developing high-scale distributed systems
  • Knowledge of cloud environments, machine learning, data visualization, and AI

What the JD emphasized

  • cutting-edge AI technology
  • AI as a service
  • research and development (R&D)
  • data-driven, research-based innovation

Other signals

  • Microsoft is dedicated to transforming Azure into a global AI supercomputer
  • MAIDAP Software Engineers have the opportunity to leverage and implement cutting-edge AI technology to meet product needs
  • They act as the bridge between research and development (R&D), blending techniques from both domains to drive data-driven, research-based innovation from theory into practice.