Software Engineer II | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

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Work type: On-site
Location: WA
Salary: $102,100–$202,200 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Closes: Nov 29, 2026

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Similar $171k

This role $152k

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This role pays less than 56% of similar roles. Most pay $149,225–$193,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $152k versus about $171k 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

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TL;DR · Software Engineer II | Microsoft Careers

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As a Software Engineer II on the Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs Engineering team at Microsoft Digital, you will design and build AI-powered solutions to automate legal workflows and enhance enterprise systems. Your daily tasks include collaborating with product, legal, and engineering teams to develop scalable AI-driven features using Azure AI, Copilot, and modern application frameworks. You will contribute to system architecture, implement high-quality code, manage service health, and ensure compliance standards are met. The role requires expertise in cloud platforms like Azure, experience with distributed systems, microservices, and a strong understanding of prompt engineering and AI evaluation frameworks. This position offers the chance to innovate within legal and compliance workflows while accelerating career growth in AI-first engineering.

Skills

Azure Azure AI Copilot LLM-based applications Distributed systems Microservices Prompt engineering Orchestration patterns AI evaluation frameworks CI/CD Python JavaScript TypeScript SQL NoSQL Kubernetes Terraform Git GitHub Swagger/OpenAPI RESTful APIs JSON YAML

What you'll do

Design and develop features using Azure AI and Copilot to automate legal workflows.
Translate user requirements into scalable AI-driven solutions for enterprise systems.
Contribute to system design and technical specifications ensuring compliance standards.
Implement high-quality code for services, reusing existing components as needed.
Monitor system health and respond to incidents to ensure high availability and reliability.

What we're looking for

3+ years of software development experience or equivalent.
Proficient in Azure cloud platforms and modern application development practices.
Hands-on experience with Azure AI, LLM-based applications, and Copilot technologies.
Strong background in designing scalable platform architectures and distributed systems.
Expertise in prompt engineering, orchestration patterns, and AI evaluation frameworks.

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