Member of Technical Staff - Data Engineering Manager - Microsoft AI - Copilot

Data Engineering Manager AI Copilot

As Microsoft continues to push the boundaries of AI, we are on the lookout for individuals to work with us on the most interesting and challenging AI questions of our time. Our vision is bold and broad — to build systems that have true artificial intelligence across agents, applications, services, and infrastructure. It’s also inclusive: we aim to make AI accessible to all — consumers, businesses, developers — so that everyone can realize its benefits.

Microsoft AI (MS AI) is seeking an experienced Member of Technical Staff - Data Engineering Manager - Microsoft AI - Copilot to help build mission-critical data pipelines that ingest, process, and publish data streams from our personal AI, Copilot systems. We’re looking for someone who possesses technical prowess, a methodical approach to problem-solving, proficiency in big data processing technologies, and a mastery of templating to architect solutions that stand the test of time and who will bring an abundance of positive energy, empathy, and kindness to the team every day, in addition to being highly effective. The Data Platform Engineering team is responsible for building core data pipelines that help fine-tune models, support introspection and retrospection of data so that we can constantly evolve and improve human AI interactions.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees, we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

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.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable data pipelines for sourcing, transforming, and publishing data assets for AI use cases.
• Work collaboratively with other Platform, infrastructure, application engineers, as well as AI Researchers to build next-generation data platform products and services.
• Ship high-quality, well-tested, secure, and maintainable code.
• Find a path to get things done despite roadblocks to get your work into the hands of users quickly and iteratively.
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced, design-driven, product development cycle.
• Embody our Culture and Values.
• Ability to manage a small team of 4 or 5 senior data engineers, talent management experience.
• Additionally, the candidate will have experience owning engineering and operational excellence for a data platform, which includes PR reviews, code quality, engineering productivity, etc.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

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

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4+ years technical engineering experience building data processing applications (batch and streaming) with coding in languages including, but not limited to, Python, Java, Spark, SQL.
• Experience working with Apache Hadoop ecosystem, Kafka, NoSQL, etc.
• 3+ years of experience with data governance, data compliance, and/or data security.
• 2+ years' experience building scalable services on top of public cloud infrastructure like Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Extensive use of datastores like RDBMS, key-value stores, etc.
• 2+ years' experience building distributed systems at scale and extensive systems knowledge that spans bare-metal hosts to containers to networking.
• Ability to identify, analyze, and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring optimal performance, scalability, and user experience.
• Dedication to writing clean, maintainable, and well-documented code with a focus on application quality, performance, and security.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other engineers.
• Ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Interest in learning new technologies and staying up-to-date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in web development and AI.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple priorities, and adapt to changing requirements and deadlines.

Software Engineering M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $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.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

Key skills/competency

• Data Engineering Manager
• AI Copilot
• Microsoft AI
• Data Pipelines
• Big Data Processing
• Cloud Infrastructure (Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Python, Java, Spark, SQL
• Data Governance
• Distributed Systems
• Team Management