Software Engineer II

Microsoft

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Work type
On-site
Location
Salary
$102,100–$202,200 / yr
Posted
8 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Mar 2, 2027

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $146k
This role $152k
$90k most similar roles pay here $214k

This role pays more than 68% of similar roles. Most pay $123,250–$169,050 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $152k versus about $146k for comparable roles.

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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

Microsoft currently has 598 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer II

Software Engineer II joins the Azure Data integration team to build the next generation of Live Site engineering for Power Query, the connectivity and transformation engine powering Fabric, Power BI, Excel, and various connectors. Working within the Customer Data Integration sub-team, this individual manages incident triage and response while developing agentic automation to make operations self-driving. Key responsibilities include providing on-call coverage, building AI-driven agents to triage ICM alerts, automating incident lifecycles like postmortem generation, and improving first-time mitigation rates through data analysis. The role requires proficiency in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. Candidates should possess skills in LLMs, Copilot extensibility, agentic frameworks, and telemetry analysis. This position addresses the challenge of managing massive volumes of data by ensuring reliable service stability for large-scale cloud data integration products.

What does a Software Engineer earn?

Median $197500 from 2196 postings across 133 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Provide on-call coverage for incidents across Power BI, Fabric, Power Query, and related services.
  • Perform initial investigation, severity assessment, and routing of incoming incidents to appropriate engineering teams.
  • Build and extend AI-driven agents to triage alerts by correlating them with deployments and known issues.
  • Develop automation for incident lifecycle tasks including summarization, customer communications, and postmortem generation.
  • Configure and extend ICM routing rules and intelligent classification systems based on alert signatures and historical patterns.
  • Analyze metrics like first-time mitigation and deflection rates to drive systemic improvements.
  • Expand scope into adjacent engineering products as automated operations mature and manual load decreases.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • At least 2 years of technical engineering experience coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check.
  • Experience building AI/ML-driven automation, agents, or intelligent workflows using LLMs or agentic frameworks.
  • Familiarity with live site ecosystem management including log traversal, incident management, and telemetry analysis.
  • Experience with Azure, Power BI, and Fabric services.
  • Experience with Troubleshooting Guide (TSG) authoring and incident pattern analysis.
  • Understanding of SLA management, customer communications, and escalation workflows for cloud services.

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