Software Engineer II, Cloud & AI

Microsoft Cloud Operations + Innovation is the team behind the infrastructure that powers Microsoft’s cloud. Within the organization, our engineering teams build secure, scalable, and intelligent platforms that support complex planning, execution, and operational workflows for Microsoft’s capacity delivery and expansion plans. We own a large portfolio of services, and CO+I Engineering is a competitive advantage for Microsoft and an important pillar in its cloud success.

We are looking for a passionate, innovative, and collaborative Software Engineer II with solid full-stack development experience. You will work through ambiguity, solve complex technical problems, and build automation and workflow capabilities that support the delivery of large-scale data center capacity. You will partner closely with product managers, engineering teams, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into reliable, maintainable, and intuitive software solutions. Experience with Microsoft Power Platform or Dynamics 365 is a plus but not required.

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.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product managers, engineering teams, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into reliable, maintainable, and intuitive software solutions.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, and operate modern web applications using C#, .NET, ASP.NET Core, REST APIs, and front-end technologies such as React, TypeScript, JavaScript, or comparable frameworks.
• Apply solid engineering fundamentals, including automation, observability, testing, resiliency, security, accessibility, and secure-by-default design throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Design and implement secure service integrations using REST APIs, OpenAPI specifications, OAuth 2.0, Microsoft Entra ID, managed identities, role-based access control, and API management patterns.
• Build AI-powered applications and agents using Microsoft Foundry, Foundry Agent Service, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, Microsoft Agent Framework, or related technologies, including grounding, tool integration, evaluation, monitoring, and responsible AI practices.
• Use AI-assisted development tools and practices to accelerate requirements analysis, coding, code review, testing, debugging, documentation, modernization, and live-site investigation.
• Develop tools and integrations that securely connect AI experiences with enterprise APIs, data sources, workflows, and business systems while following identity, authorization, data protection, and least-privilege principles.
• Partner with other engineering teams to identify dependencies, troubleshoot system-integration challenges, and contribute to technical designs for applications, services, APIs, and platform capabilities.
• Participate in design and code reviews, release planning, testing, deployment, telemetry implementation, and production-readiness activities.
• Participate in live-site and DRI rotations, investigate service issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement durable fixes that improve service reliability and operational health.
• Learn and apply emerging engineering and AI patterns that improve system availability, observability, security, performance, evaluation quality, and operational consistency.
• Share reusable code, agent tools, evaluation assets, engineering practices, and technical learnings with the broader engineering community.

Qualifications

Required 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#, Java, JavaScript
  • OR equivalent experience
• 2+ years experience designing and building solutions on Azure or other cloud platforms
• 2+ years experience in software engineering fundamentals, including software design, code quality, testing, security, reliability, observability, and DevOps practices
• 1+ years experience using AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and software quality

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience
• Experience building scalable applications and services using Web APIs, React or comparable front-end technologies, data platforms, and relational databases
• Experience with Power Platform and/or Dynamics 365
• Experience building applications or features using generative AI, AI agents, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, Microsoft Foundry, or related technologies
• Experience owning software features through design, implementation, deployment, and production support
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly, troubleshoot system-integration problems, and collaborate effectively across engineering, product, and business disciplines
• Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new technologies, engineering patterns, and development practices in a rapidly evolving environment

Background Check 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.

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.