Software Engineer 2 - CoreAI
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 9, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 4, 2026. Microsoft scores B on the Alion truth index.
Are you passionate about cloud platforms, intuitive developer experiences, and building tools that empower developers? Do you want to shape how developers and AI agents build on Azure? Are you excited about creating the libraries, tools, and agent experiences that make Azure easier to discover, understand, and use?
The Cloud App and Tools team in CoreAI is looking for a Software Engineer 2 - CoreAI to help us build the next generation of Azure libraries and developer tooling. Our mission is to make Azure libraries and tools the best way for developers and AI agents to build on Azure, with experiences that are intuitive, high-quality, consistent, and designed for modern development workflows.
Our work spans Azure SDKs and client libraries, SDK authoring and validation, the Azure Developer CLI (azd), and emerging agent experiences including Azure MCP and Azure Skills. We build the tools, infrastructure, and experiences that help Azure service teams expose their capabilities effectively to developers and agents, while continuously improving the end-to-end Azure developer experience.
We develop much of our tooling and libraries as open-source projects, working in the open to foster transparency, community engagement, and high-quality engineering. We collaborate closely across Azure SDK language ecosystems and with Azure service teams to create consistent experiences across languages, tools, and agentic development workflows.
Why Join Us?
- Build Azure SDKs, libraries, and tools used to create high-quality experiences for developers building on Azure.
- Help define how developers and AI agents interact with Azure, spanning SDKs, azd, Azure MCP, Azure Skills, and emerging agentic experiences.
- Shape the future of AI-assisted and agentic developer tooling at Microsoft.
- Work in open source and collaborate across languages, Azure services, and developer communities.
- Make a tangible impact on Azure by making its libraries and tools easier to discover, understand, and use for both humans and agents.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees, we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day, we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.
Responsibilities
- Build and evolve tools and infrastructure for authoring, generating, validating, and maintaining high-quality Azure SDKs and client libraries.
- Help shape how developers and AI agents discover, understand, and interact with Azure through experiences such as Azure MCP, Azure Skills, and Azure Developer CLI.
- Design intuitive, consistent API and developer experiences across Azure SDK language ecosystems.
- Apply AI and agentic technologies to improve SDK authoring, validation, developer workflows, and the overall experience of building on Azure.
- Collaborate with Azure service teams to understand their needs and make it easier for them to deliver great developer and agent experiences.
- Use data, experimentation, and customer feedback to continuously improve Azure libraries, tools, and agent experiences.
- Contribute to a culture of engineering excellence, inclusion, open-source collaboration, and innovation.
Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications:
- 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.
Other Requirements:
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/Additional Qualifications:
- 3+ years of software engineering experience using languages such as C#, Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, or similar languages.
- Solid understanding of software design principles, API design, developer tooling, and cloud-native development.
- Experience building or consuming cloud services, SDKs, developer tools, or command-line tooling, especially on Azure.
- Familiarity with open-source development workflows such as GitHub, pull requests, issue management, and community engagement.
- Interest or experience in AI-assisted development, AI agents, Model Context Protocol (MCP), developer agents, code generation, or automation.
- Experience designing developer experiences that span APIs, SDKs, command-line tools, or agent interfaces.
- Communication and collaboration skills across disciplines, teams, and geographies.
- A self-starter mindset with the ability to prioritize and drive initiatives independently.
Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100 - $202,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $133,800 - $219,200 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.