Software Engineer II | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $102,100–$202,200 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
Closes: Nov 28, 2026

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This role $152k

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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 | Microsoft Careers

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As a Software Engineer II on Microsoft’s Copilot Studio AI Orchestration team, you will collaborate closely with stakeholders to define user requirements and drive design documentation. Your day-to-day responsibilities include building, optimizing, debugging, refactoring, and maintaining high-quality code while designing experiments to assess the impact of changes. You will also partner with product managers to deliver project plans and participate in on-call rotations as a designated responsible individual. The team focuses on leveraging generative AI models to enhance conversational and autonomous agents within Microsoft Copilot, Teams, IVR/voice products, and web-based power agents. Preferred qualifications include 4+ years of experience in full-stack or backend development with languages such as C#, Java, JavaScript, React, or Python, along with expertise in building generative AI applications and familiarity with the Power Platform or M365 Enterprise development.

Skills

Python JavaScript React C# Java Power Platform M365 Enterprise Generative AI Fullstack Development Backend Development CI/CD

What you'll do

Drives design documentation and identifies dependencies for software projects.
Builds, optimizes, debugs, refactors, and maintains high-quality code for AI models.
Designs and runs experiments to evaluate the effectiveness of changes in AI systems.
Proactively adopts new technologies to enhance reliability, performance, and observability.
Partners with product managers to deliver project and release plans effectively.

What we're looking for

4+ years of software engineering experience in relevant programming languages.
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field preferred.
Industry experience in fullstack or backend development, shipping services through multiple releases.
Experience building generative AI applications or services.
Familiarity with Power Platform or M365 Enterprise development.

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