Microsoft · 2 weeks ago
Senior Software Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $235K/yr
4+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company, and they are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the team behind People Agent, which aims to redefine workplace relationships through AI assistance. The role involves building scalable features, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and contributing to innovative frameworks and systems that enhance user experience across Microsoft 365.
Agentic AIApplication Performance ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentDevOpsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyManagement Information SystemsNetwork SecuritySoftware
Responsibilities
Build scalable, privacy-aware features for the People Agent across web and native surfaces
Collaborate with PMs, Designers, and Researchers to deliver user-centric scenarios
Contribute to Declarative Agent frameworks and runtime systems like our Middle Tier, Copilot Backend, and Search
Build reusable components in our monorepo
Develop and refine our hero scenarios, ensuring consistent, high prompt quality through offline and online evaluations
Partner with multiple organizations to extend agentic capabilities into core Copilot capabilities
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python + OR equivalent experience
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Preferred
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python + OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python + OR equivalent experience
Experience in full-stack development (React, TypeScript, Node.js, C#, Azure, Graph APIs)
Ability to work across disciplines and ship high-quality features in agile environments
Solid understanding of agentic architectures and conversational UX
Experience with declarative frameworks and prompt engineering
Background in AI/ML, especially LLM integration and prompt quality evaluation
Experience building or integrating with Copilot or similar conversational platforms
Company
Microsoft
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10001+ employees
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Funding
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