Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft's Strategic Missions and Technologies (SMT) division is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Premonition team, which develops state-of-the-art AI platforms for biosecurity and bio-intelligence capabilities. This role involves working on cloud platforms in the AI-guided biosecurity space, developing distributed systems and cloud services. The position requires expertise in C# and Python, with a focus on cloud service development, scalability engineering, and web API design. The team, winner of Fast Company's World Changing Ideas Award (2021), works on critical technologies at the intersection of biology, AI, and autonomous systems. The role offers hybrid work arrangements with up to 50% work from home opportunity and competitive compensation ranging from $117,200 to $229,200. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly collaborative engineer passionate about delivering real-world solutions in an impactful environment, working with advanced technologies including Large Language Models, Generative AI, and autonomous systems for biosecurity applications.