WebXT organization in Microsoft is several thousand software engineers working on Bing search, Edge browser, Maps, Ads, News, and other projects. Over the years the org has accumulated legacy systems and sub-optimal engineering practices. There is a strong desire with support at all levels of the organization to improve and streamline engineering systems and practices to make engineers more productive and satisfied with their day-to-day work. This will include improving source control, deployment mechanism for 100s of services, standardization of build/documentation, mono repository, standard cloud workstations, standardization of machine learning experience, etc.

We want you if you are passionate on leading developers to bring engineering rigor, best practices, design complex distributed systems and have zeal for engineering systems and productivity.

About WebXT:

WebXT organization in Microsoft has the mission of “Make the web work for you”. This team is comprised of several thousand software engineers working on Bing search, Edge browser, Maps, Ads, News, and other projects. Over the years we have developed deep technical expertise in various areas – Machine learning, NLP, speech, computer vision, large scale deployments and continue to innovate and delight customers across 236 regions, 106 languages and with half a billion users.  Please watch this  short video on our team which will give you an insight on why you should join us.

The WebXT Team, is part of Microsoft’s India Development Centre(IDC) in Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Noida (and home offices at cities across the country for the time being). The team is responsible for driving the overall strategy in search and AI Platforms – spanning consumer and enterprise customers. The team’s constant endeavor is to nurture an innovative, inclusive culture to enable one to build finely crafted Search & AI products and grow to be a leader. It is home to one of the largest groups of machine learning and AI talent, not just in IDC, but all of India. â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹ Please visit our Instagram page   (@lifeatstci)  to get a peek into our culture.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Design & review distributed systems and toolsets that work across multiple orchestrators, source control, and build systems (ADO and GitHub)
• Create clarity, generate energy, and drive results – set a vision, rally the team behind it, and deliver for our customers
• Demonstrate the attributes of model, coach, and care with the engineers on your team, so they all learn, grow, and succeed
• Plan and prioritize work for your team, and collaborate efficiently across time zones

The team values diversity of background and perspective. We seek to learn and grow in everything we do.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of software engineering industry experience
• 3+ years of experience in managing and building teams
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines like Azure DevOps, GitHub Workflow or equivalents
• Familiarity with Windows and *nix operating systems
• Experience designing storage systems in MS SQL or Cassandra or Cosmos DB or Spanner

Preferred Qualifications:

• Practical knowledge of Azure or cloud services
• Demonstrated engineering rigor and desire to eliminate manual work
• Knowledge of build systems – MSBuild, Bazel, etc
• Practical machine learning with any of Pytorch, Tensorflow, TFX, Horovod, etc

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. 

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