Microsoft
Senior Software Engineer - Azure Bot Service Team
$120K–$261K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years technical engineering experience; preferred alternatives are 6+ years with a Master's Degree, 8+ years with a Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Provides technical leadership for Azure Bot Service AI work, building and operating agent services and features while supporting engineers and customers.
What you'll do
- Build, optimize, debug, refactor, and maintain high-quality code; design experiments to evaluate changes.
- Lead AI workstreams, operate AI services, and coach engineers; collaborate with Microsoft teams and customers on agent development and strategy.
- Coordinate with stakeholders and PMs on requirements, design documentation, dependencies, and release plans; serve as DRI and participate in on-call rotations.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 4+ years technical engineering experience coding in a listed language, or equivalent experience.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements, including passing the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Nice to have
- Experience building generative AI applications or services.
- Experience with the Power Platform or M365 Enterprise development.
Pay
USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year (base salary); USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Azure Bot Service, Power Platform
AI focus
Provides technical leadership for AI workstreams; evaluates and productizes AI capabilities, builds and operates AI services and agent features, and helps teams and customers develop AI strategies.
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