Microsoft
Software Engineer II
$102K–$219K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 4, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding, or equivalent experience; preferred alternatives are a Master's Degree plus 3+ years, or a Bachelor's Degree plus 5+ years, or equivalent experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Build and scale backend platforms and customer-facing capabilities that power Microsoft 365 Copilot and its enterprise AI experiences.
What you'll do
- Design and build backend platform capabilities and core Copilot scenarios with applied scientists and engineers.
- Deliver scalable, high-performance features for AI experiences.
- Define architecture and implementation plans, ensure robustness and test coverage, and improve engineering processes.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 2+ years technical engineering experience coding in a listed language, or equivalent experience.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
Nice to have
- Master's Degree plus 3+ years of technical engineering experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 5+ years, or equivalent experience.
- 1+ years of industry experience in AI, Distributed Systems, Information Retrieval and/or Data Mining; end-to-end technical problem-solving experience is also preferred.
Pay
USD $102,100 - $202,200 per year (base salary); USD $133,800 - $219,200 per year (base salary)
Tools
C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python
AI focus
Engineer production-scale AI systems and capabilities for Microsoft 365 Copilot, including orchestration and runtime, artifact generation, model delivery, multimodal and agentic interactions, and AI-driven computer and tool use.
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