Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world.

The CoreAI organization at Microsoft builds the end-to-end Azure AI stack/PaaS and is core to Azure’s innovation and differentiation. We are the team building the global Azure AI infrastructure for running the largest AI workloads on the planet.

We do not just value differences or different perspectives, we seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served.

Within CoreAI, the Azure AI Knowledge team powers rich search experiences for apps of all kinds, also serving as a knowledge service for LLMs. Integrates the best of Microsoft AI for content understanding, search relevance and more.

The rapid evolution of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has sparked a revolution in the need for advanced retrieval systems. These systems are the backbone of Copilot-style applications, seamlessly blending large language models with external data to drive unparalleled user experiences.

Within Azure, our team stands at the vanguard, pioneering the development of cutting-edge retrieval systems through Azure AI Search. We are on the lookout for an experienced Principal Software Engineer - CoreAI to join us in this exciting journey. This role presents a rare opportunity to lead the charge in developing pivotal features for an Azure service situated at the epicenter of the AI innovation wave.

Operating at the dynamic intersection of AI, Information Retrieval, and Cloud Services, our team thrives on pushing the boundaries of what's possible. This is more than just a job; it's an invitation to shape the future of AI-driven applications and cloud infrastructure.

By joining us at this pivotal moment, you'll play a pivotal role in driving the next wave of accelerated growth for our business. Embrace the opportunity to innovate within our core cloud service infrastructure, and together, let's chart the course for the future of AI-powered retrieval.