Software Engineer II
Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering
In short
We are seeking a Software Engineer II with a strong background in distributed systems and AI to help build the next generation of our platform. You will design, build, and operate production features, focusing on scalability, performance, observability, and developer experience, while also exploring AI-driven automation.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, test, and ship core platform components.
- Apply AI and agent-based features to engineering workflows like troubleshooting and testing.
- Understand customer needs and translate common problems into self-service features.
- Contribute to automated validation, progressive rollout, observability, and recovery tools.
- Own features from design through implementation, deployment, and ongoing operation, including on-call support.
- Collaborate with internal teams to clarify requirements and discuss technical tradeoffs.
- Write clean, well-tested code and participate in code and design reviews.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience.
- Coding experience in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements.
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Desired Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience.
- Experience building and operating services or distributed systems in production.
- Experience building or contributing to internal platforms, shared services, or developer tools.
- Hands-on experience integrating large language models or agents into applications or engineering workflows.
- Familiarity with designing APIs or workflows for both human developers and AI agents.
- Experience in at least one platform area, such as service frameworks, data infrastructure, observability, CI/CD, experimentation, configuration management, or cloud infrastructure.
- Experience using telemetry, profiling, or production debugging to find and fix performance or reliability issues.
- Experience contributing to migrations or modernizing existing systems.
- Experience turning a prototype or proof of concept into a production feature.
- Interest in applying AI to engineering work, with the ability to use AI tools well and think critically about their correctness, security, and reliability.
- A record of delivering features from design through production, working well within a team.
- Ability to break down loosely defined problems into clear, practical technical tasks.
- Good communication and collaboration skills.
Benefits
- The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100 - $202,200 per year.
- In San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range is USD $133,800 - $219,200 per year.
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Skills
CC++C#JavaJavaScriptPythonLarge Language Models
#Platform Engineering#AI#Distributed Systems#Scalability#Performance#Observability#Developer Experience
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Company
MicrosoftJob Posted
4 days ago
Employment Type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Salary
US$102,100–202,200 · Negotiable
Experience Level
Associate
Locations
United States
Qualification
Bachelor
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