Solution Automation Software Engineer

Overview

The Solution Automation team within our Innovation and Acceleration organization is driving Microsoft's transformation toward scalable, agentic solutions that accelerate customer value delivery. We are seeking a Solution Automation Software Engineer with hands-on experience in Copilot, Copilot Studio, Power Apps, and Power Automate to help build and refine automation frameworks, scoring systems, and prioritization models. This role will contribute to the development of intelligent workflows, integrate Copilot capabilities, and operationalize technical feasibility models that guide solution deployment at scale.

3 days / week in-office

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

• Develop Intelligent Agents: Create agents and provide guidance for automating prioritized business tasks.
• Extend Platform Capabilities: Enhance Copilot and Azure agents for scalable and reusable solutions.
• Design Automation Frameworks: Build tools and scoring systems to support agent prioritization.
• Implement Smart Workflows: Use Power Platform tools-including Power Apps and Power Automate-to design intelligent workflows.
• Integrate Advanced Solutions: Incorporate Copilot and Copilot Studio into prioritization and testing processes.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Partner with cross-functional teams to model customer value and assess technical feasibility.
• Drive Continuous Improvement: Contribute to internal testing, iteration, and refinement of prioritization models and backlog scoring.

Other

• Embody our culture and values.

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, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in software engineering, automation, or technical solutioning.
• Experience working with Power Platform tools (Power Apps, Power Automate) and Copilot Studio.
• Experience with cloud-native architectures and modern development frameworks.
• Familiarity with OpenAI services and survey-based data modeling.
• Strong understanding of UX and technical complexity modeling.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams focused on scalable solution delivery.
• Software development practices like DevOps and CI/CD tool chains (i.e., Jenkins, Spinnaker, Azure DevOps, GitHub).
• Understanding of AI services, how to leverage them in the composition of modern application infrastructures (OpenAI).
• Competitive landscape. Knowledge of cloud development platforms.

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 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 $131,400 - $215,400 per year.

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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.