Software Engineer II - Apple Platforms

Overview

The Office Growth and Experiences (OGX) team builds and maintains end-to-end ownership of Microsoft 365 experiences across platforms. In this role as a Software Engineer II - Apple Platforms, you'll help craft world-class, AI-focused user experiences that showcase the power of Microsoft Copilot on Apple platforms. You'll work closely with Design and PM to imagine, prototype, and ship high-quality experiences that help millions of users accomplish more with AI.

Join OGX to shape the next generation of Microsoft 365 experiences on Apple platforms. If you are passionate about building intuitive, high-impacting experiences and you thrive on turning ideas into polished, customer-loved products, we'd love to hear from you.

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

• Design, build, and ship user-facing features for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS using SwiftUI and Swift, with a focus on AI-first experiences that integrate Copilot capabilities.
• Work with engineers, designers, PMs, and other stakeholders to define user requirements, dependencies, and design documents for features and product areas.
• Implement reliable client-side AI interactions, including streaming UX, retries/fallbacks, and considerations for latency, bandwidth, accessibility, localization, privacy, and security.
• Contribute to code reviews, testing (unit and UI), and the reuse of code across product areas.
• Break down larger work items into smaller tasks, provide accurate estimates, and deliver high-quality implementations with minimal oversight. - Use telemetry and experimentation to define success metrics for AI features, monitor performance in production, and guide iterative improvements.

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.

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 Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR 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.
• Objective-C and C++ interoperability; bridging legacy components where appropriate.
• Integration experience with large-scale services or Microsoft 365 ecosystems (identity, data, or Graph APIs).
• Automated testing (XCTest/XCUITest), CI/CD workflows, and release engineering for App Store and enterprise distribution.
• Experience across macOS, iOS, and iPadOS is ideal but not required.
• 2+ years experience building and shipping production apps for Apple platforms (iOS, iPadOS, or macOS).
• 2+ years experience driving ownership of features with demonstrated ability to span disciplines, codebases, and tech stacks to unblock progress and deliver exceptional user experiences.
• 2+ years experience collaborating and communicating effectively across engineering, design, and product teams.
• 2+ years experience in Swift and SwiftUI (or Swift with UIKit/AppKit).

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.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
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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.