SOFTWARE ENGINEER II

Software Engineer II

Ready to shape the future of how Microsoft operates its $250B+ business portfolio? Are you passionate about AI, data, and transformative user experiences? Do you bring energy, curiosity, and a sense of ownership to your work?

The Finance Data & Experiences (FD&E) organization is on a mission to redefine how Microsoft measures, monitors, and optimizes its global business - and we're looking for top talent to join us. This is a unique opportunity to lead with bold ideas, apply cutting-edge technology, and work across Finance, Sales, Marketing, Business Operations, and Product Engineering to deliver high-impact business solutions. The right candidate will thrive in fast-paced, cross-functional environments, bring fresh thinking to complex problems, and be eager to learn to take ownership of end-to-end processes and outcomes. Join us and be part of a team that's pushing the boundaries of innovation, taking risks, and implementing AI to drive business excellence

At FD&E, we foster a culture of customer centricity, innovation, agility, and transparency - and we're building a team that's ready to help Microsoft chart its next chapter in AI-driven business excellence.

As a Software Engineer II at Microsoft, you'll be part of a team of world-class engineers leveraging cutting-edge Microsoft Cloud and AI technologies to deliver modern, scalable, and intelligent systems that drive the Microsoft business forward. This is a unique opportunity to kickstart and grow your career with deep hands-on exposure to Microsoft technologies, while developing your software engineering skills in an inclusive, growth-oriented environment.

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.

This role follows a hybrid work model, requiring on-site presence at our Redmond campus three days a week.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, deploy, and operate scalable cloud-based data, analytics, automation and tooling solutions using modern data platforms and Cloud services.

• Integrate AI capabilities such as Azure OpenAI , Cognitive Services , and ML models to enhance system intelligence and user productivity.

• Apply engineering best practices as you design and deliver high-quality, scalable solutions. Own your solution end-to-end through design, implementation, and operations.

• Building and managing Extract, Transform, Load (ETL)pipelines.

• Data Visualization: Represent key data insights visually to provide meaningful information to end-users.

• Implement robust monitoring, logging and alerting for proactive issue detection. Leverage telemetry and usage analytics to understand customer behavior and inform product decisions.

• Collaborate cross-functionally across stakeholders, product managers, and other engineers to deliver integrated, customer-focused experiences.

• Contribute to the evolution of Microsoft's data platforms through technical feedback and innovation.
• Embody our culture and values .

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.
• 2+ yearsofexperiencewithany of the following: SQLServer, Synapse,AzureData Lake, Azure Data Factory, Databricks or equivalent technologies.

Additional or 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.
• Exposure to Microsoft Azure or other cloud platforms (Google Cloud Platform, AWS).
• Familiarity with AI/ML fundamentals , tools (Azure ML, OpenAI), or data analytics workflows.
• Understanding of version control systems (e.g., Git) and DevOps practices.

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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Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 10, 2025.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .

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