Software Engineer II/Sr. Software Engineer

Overview

Join Microsoft's Core AI team and help shape the future of intelligent software development. We're building a connected, AI-powered platform that spans GitHub, Visual Studio, Azure, and Copilot-empowering millions of developers and organizations to move from AI-assisted coding to AI-native application delivery, where intelligent systems drive development end to end.

We are looking for Software Engineer II/ Senior Software Engineers to design and implement solutions that accelerate secure, scalable software development and help advance agentic DevOps patterns that redefine how engineering teams build, test, and deploy. As a part of this team, you'll also contribute directly to Visual Studio, enhancing the IDE experience for developers worldwide by integrating AI capabilities, improving performance, and delivering features that make coding more productive and enjoyable. We foster a collaborative environment where different perspectives drive innovation and where your ideas can make a global impact.

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

What you'll do:

• 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.

Qualifications

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 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 Qualifications

• 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.

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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Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $158,400 - $258,000 per year.

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


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.