Compute Orchestration & Scheduling

Compute Orchestration & Scheduling | Microsoft Careers Skip to main content Microsoft Careers Careers Careers Search Search jobs Sign in Single PositionView All JobsCompute Orchestration & SchedulingUnited States, Multiple Locations, Multiple LocationsApply nowAdd to cartFind out how well you match with this jobUpload your resumeJob descriptionCompany and benefitsJob number200009241Date postedJul 22, 2026Work siteFully on-siteTravelLess than 25%ProfessionSoftware EngineeringDisciplineSoftware EngineeringRole typeIndividual ContributorEmployment typeFull-TimeOverviewMicrosoft AI is looking for a Member of Technical Staff, Compute Orchestration & Scheduling to help build the next wave of capabilities of our personalized AI assistant, Copilot. We’re looking for someone who will bring an abundance of positive energy, empathy, and kindness to the team every day, in addition to being highly effective. The right candidate enjoys building world-class consumer experiences and products in a fast-paced environment. You will actively contribute to the development of AI models that are powering our innovative products. You will wear multiple hats and work on engineering, research, and everything in between. Your contributions will span model architecture, data curation, training and inference infrastructures, evaluation protocols, alignment and reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF), and many other exciting topics at the cutting edge of AI.  Microsoft AI is building foundational models to develop novel responsible and efficient artificial general intelligence. The foundational models require large compute-capacity, and as a Member of Technical Staff, Compute Orchestration & Scheduling you would be responsible for designing and building our compute orchestration and scheduling layer on top of Kubernetes and Ray, working on everything from workload placement and scaling to reliability and developer experience. You’ll work closely with research and framework teams to turn their requirements into scalable abstractions, improve cluster efficiency, and ensure our compute platform is observable, and easy to operate in production. As a contributing member of the core group of engineers, you would also bring to the table best practices driving architectural changes and influence roadmap of relevant software and hardware components. Your work will directly impact the business goals of a wide range of users and facilitate the next wave of growth and innovation in AI.  Starting January 26, 2026, MAI employees are expected to work from a designated Microsoft office at least four days a week if they live within 50 miles (U.S.) or 25 miles (non-U.S., country-specific) of that location. This expectation is subject to local law and may vary by jurisdiction. ResponsibilitiesDevelop and tune the pretraining scalable software for Nvidia GB200 72NVL CX8 and AMD MIxxx architecturesBenchmark GB200 and AMD MIxxx GPU clustersGather data and insights to develop the pretraining compute roadmapCare deeply about conversational AI and its deployment Actively contribute to the development of AI models that are powering our innovative products  Find a path to get things done despite roadblocks to get your work into the hands of users quickly and iterativelyEnjoy working in a fast-paced, design-driven, product development cycleEmbody our Culture and ValuesQualificationsRequired Minimum QualificationsBachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or PythonOR equivalent experience. Additional Preferred Qualifications Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or...