Data Infrastructure

Microsoft
Redmond, United States of America
yesterday

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Part-time (≤ 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 275K

Job location

Remote
Oakland, United States of America

Tech stack

Training Data
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Engineering
Information Engineering
Data Infrastructure
Microsoft Office
Software Engineering
Spark
Information Technology
Data Pipelines

Job description

Design and build petabyte-scale multimodal data pipelines and infrastructure (text, audio, images, video). Own and maintain systems like Spark, Ray, and vector databases, partner with pre/post-training teams to improve data recipes through experimentation, and support large-scale dataset storage and processing for AI model training. The summary above was generated by AI Overview

Help build the world's most advanced multimodal dataset at Microsoft AI

We are on a mission to create the largest and most advanced multimodal dataset in the world. This dataset, spanning all modalities from across the web and beyond, will power the training of the world's most capable AI frontier models, pushing the boundaries of scale, performance, and product deployment.

The AI Data Infra team at Microsoft AI is responsible for building data infrastructure to help MAI teams to generate the biggest and best training dataset. Our work involves data pipelines, Spark, Ray, Vector Databases, and all other aspects of data infra.

We are looking for outstanding individuals excited about contributing to the next generation of systems that will transform the field. In particular, we are looking for candidates who, 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. This role is part of Microsoft AI's Superintelligence Team. The MAIST is a startup-like team inside Microsoft AI, created to push the boundaries of AI toward Humanist Superintelligence-ultra-capable systems that remain controllable, safety-aligned, and anchored to human values. Our mission is to create AI that amplifies human potential while ensuring humanity remains firmly in control. We aim to deliver breakthroughs that benefit society-advancing science, education, and global well-being. We're also fortunate to partner with incredible product teams giving our models the chance to reach billions of users and create immense positive impact. If you're a brilliant, highly-ambitious and low ego individual, you'll fit right in-come and join us as we work on our next generation of models! Responsibilities

Design and develop data pipelines that ingest enormous amounts of multi-modal training data (text, audio, images, video). Own and maintain critical data infrastructures, including spark, ray, vector databases, and others.

Build and maintain cutting-edge infrastructure that can store and process the petabytes of data needed to power models.

Partner with the pretraining and post-training teams to improve our data recipe by rigorous and careful experimentation.

Embody our culture and values.

Requirements

Are passionate about the role of data in large-scale AI model training

Will thrive in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment

Have a high degree of expertise and pay close attention to details

Demonstrate a proactive attitude and enthusiasm for exploring new methods and technologies

Effectively manage multiple responsibilities and can adjust to shifting priorities., * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Math, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years experience in business analytics, data science, software development, data modeling or data engineering work

  • OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Math, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 4+ year(s) experience in business analytics, data science, software development, or data engineering work
  • OR equivalent experience., * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Math, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years experience in business analytics, data science, software development, data modeling or data engineering work
  • OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Math, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years of business analytics, data science, software development, data modeling or data engineering work experience
  • OR equivalent experience.

Data Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year.

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