Microsoft · 14 hours ago
Software Engineer II/Sr. Software Engineer
United States, Washington, Redmond
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$101K/yr - $199K/yr
2+ years expMicrosoft’s Core AI team is seeking Software Engineer II/Sr. Software Engineers to design and implement solutions that enhance software development through AI capabilities. The role involves contributing to Visual Studio and collaborating with various teams to create secure and scalable software solutions.
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Responsibilities
Design and ship AI-assisted features in Visual Studio that help developers generate, explain, and refactor code—measured by adoption, reliability, and user satisfaction
Bring intelligence into IDE by integrating GitHub Copilot/MCP tools into core IDE workflows with strong attention to performance, privacy, and safety-by-default
Collaborate with partner teams across Microsoft and GitHub to deliver secure, performant solutions and iterate quickly based on real developer feedback
Contribute to designs (APIs, data flows, extensibility points) and participate in code/design reviews to maintain quality and scalability for a large codebase
Instrument and learn using telemetry, experimentation, and diagnostics to improve latency, reliability, and relevance over time
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ 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 is 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
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science OR related technical field AND 4+ years professional technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Rust OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years professional technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Rust OR equivalent experience
1+ year(s) of experience with building large-scale, high-performance applications or developer tools
1+ year(s) of experience using generative AI coding assistance and tooling to augment their development work
Hands-on experience building AI-driven features: prompt design, tool/function calling, eval harnesses; understanding of MCP/agent patterns. Data & experimentation: Telemetry analysis, A/B testing, and a data driven approach to iteration
Professional experience in software craftsmanship: testing, profiling, accessibility, resilience, and secure‑by‑design practices
Experience in operating with autonomy while collaborating proactively across disciplines
Company
Microsoft
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