Software Engineer II, Foundry Agents

Microsoft

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WAMountain View, CANew York, NY
Salary: $102,100–$202,200 / yr
Posted: 82 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Feb 2, 2027
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing

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TL;DR · Software Engineer II, Foundry Agents

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As a Software Engineer II, Foundry Agents - CoreAI, you will join the CoreAI team to implement and maintain services supporting agent deployment, execution, and observability. Your daily responsibilities include building distributed systems and cloud services for running agents at scale while improving engineering and research workflows through incremental enhancements. You will debug issues across services, models, and infrastructure, participate in design discussions, and write high-quality, maintainable code with strong testing practices. The role requires proficiency in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. You must demonstrate expertise in distributed systems, AI/ML infrastructure, developer platforms, or cloud services. You will also utilize AI-assisted software development tools and workflows to deliver production-ready features within the backend service development domain.

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Skills

C C++ C# Java JavaScript Python Distributed Systems Microservices APIs AI/ML Infrastructure Cloud Services Azure LLM Testing Observability

What you'll do

Implement and maintain services that support agent deployment, execution, and observability.
Build distributed systems and cloud services for running agents at scale.
Improve engineering and research tooling and workflows through incremental enhancements.
Debug issues across services, models, and infrastructure.
Participate in design discussions and contribute to team-level technical decisions.
Write high-quality, maintainable code with strong testing and reliability practices.
Deliver production-ready features in collaboration with CoreAI and Azure teams.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
2+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
1+ years of experience in backend service development including APIs, microservices, or distributed systems.
Demonstrated expertise in solving complex technical challenges in distributed systems, AI/ML infrastructure, developer platforms, or cloud services.
Demonstrated proficiency with AI-assisted software development tools and workflows.
Ability to write high-quality, maintainable code with strong testing and reliability practices.
Ability to implement and maintain services for agent deployment, execution, and observability.
Ability to debug issues across services, models, and infrastructure.

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