Software Engineer II - CoreAI | Microsoft Careers

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Work type
On-site
Location
Redmond, WA
Salary
$102,100–$202,200 / yr
Posted
4 days ago
Closes
Nov 28, 2026

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TL;DR · Software Engineer II - CoreAI | Microsoft Careers

As a Software Engineer II on the Azure Dev Services team within the Developer Division’s CoreAI business group, you will own and operate highly scalable, reliable, and low-latency distributed systems that power mission-critical workloads. Your day-to-day responsibilities include designing features for configuration management, monitoring, analytics, and observability in modern cloud applications, driving integration with other Azure services to ensure seamless customer experiences, and writing high-quality code while managing the DevOps lifecycle. You will also integrate AI-assisted development tools to enhance engineering productivity and contribute to AI-enhanced features using technologies like Large Language Models (LLMs), Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). This role requires proficiency in languages such as C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, experience with cloud platforms like Azure, AWS, or GCP, and familiarity with distributed systems and managed cloud services.

What you'll do

  • Own and operate highly scalable, reliable, low-latency distributed systems for mission-critical workloads.
  • Design features enabling configuration management, monitoring, analytics, and observability in modern cloud apps.
  • Drive integration of Azure Dev Services with other Azure services to ensure seamless customer experiences.
  • Write high-quality code and manage the DevOps lifecycle, including monitoring, alerting, and incident response.
  • Integrate AI-assisted development tools to enhance engineering productivity and maintain high code quality.
  • Contribute to AI-enhanced features using technologies like Large Language Models (LLMs) and RAG pipelines.

What we're looking for

  • 2+ years of technical engineering experience in coding languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot and IntelliCode.
  • Experience developing, deploying, or integrating AI-powered solutions in production environments.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms including Azure, AWS, or GCP.
  • Working knowledge of web and cloud technologies like containers, microservices, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience building or integrating AI applications using LLMs, MCP servers, or RAG pipelines.

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