Microsoft · 12 hours ago
Principal Software Engineer
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
6+ years expMicrosoft is seeking a hands-on Principal Software Engineer for the Employee Self Service Platform Extensibility team. This role involves driving the development of AI-powered self-service experiences across HR, IT, and Facilities by architecting and implementing extensibility features that empower AI agents to deliver personalized employee support.
Agentic AIApplication Performance ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentDevOpsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyManagement Information SystemsNetwork SecuritySoftware
Responsibilities
Coordinate and partner across product teams, develop and support key extensibility features in Microsoft AI products – Microsoft Copilot Studio and Bizchat
Collaborate with internal and customer HR, IT, and Facilities stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into technical solutions
Architect and implement extensibility features that allow AI agents to interact with enterprise systems (e.g., HRIS, ITSM, Facilities platforms)
Own the delivery of key extensibility features such as agent publishing, multi-agent architecture improvements, MCP and connectors, and conversational workflow customization
Identify and drive performance, scalability, and reliability improvements across the ESS platform
Establish engineering best practices, including CI/CD, telemetry, and quality assurance
Qualification
Required
Bachelor'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 equivalent experience
Preferred
Extensive knowledge of AI, cloud-based architectural patterns and best practices
8+ years of experience in designing, building, and managing high-scale full-stack systems including authentication, microservices, distributed systems, data and analytics workloads, and AI training and inferencing services
Company
Microsoft
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