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Posted date: Aug 17, 2025
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Category: Software Engineering
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $222,050
Range: $139,900 - $304,200
Employment type: Full-Time
Travel amount: 25.0%
Work location type: Up to 100% work from home
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
The Business & Industry Copilots group is a growing organization that is responsible for the Microsoft Dynamics 365 suite of products, Copilot Studio, Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse and more. Microsoft is considered one of the leaders in Software as a Service in the world of business applications and this organization is at the heart of how business applications are designed and delivered.Microsoft Power Platform is a low-code platform that allows users to build customized end-to-end business solutions. Microsoft Copilot Studio is a graphical, low-code tool for building agents and agent flows. As Satya mentioned in the FY 2025 Q3 Earnings call, Power Platform has more than 56 million monthly active users and Copilot Studio is used by more than 230,000 organizations – including 90% of the fortune 500.
The Copilot Studio Engineering Excellence and AI Acceleration team seeks an engineer that creates clarity and is excited about open-ended challenges, to drive key contributions around the technical intricacies of AI experimentation, innovation and quality for an entire product group.
Consider joining the team if you have the following attributes:
Have experience with AI and innovation.Growth Mindset i.e., you should be willing to take risks, fail fast (if needed) and try again.Proven track record of leading solution deployments at an enterprise scale.
We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join our team!
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.
Collaborate with partner teams and disciplines to deliver end-to-end systems and experiences. Investigate and prototype new technologies and frame works in Azure. Design, implement, and test AI tools, experiences and services to accelerate the pace of innovationEnsure availability, latency, scalability needs addressed by engineering reliability into software and systems. Focus on operability of the service including security, privacy, resiliency, Business Continuity & disaster recovery. Contribute to team-wide infrastructure investments. Review ongoing design, architecture, standards and methods for operating services or systems. Maintain a focus on Quality of Service.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. Minimum 2+ years of experience in AI, ML, NLP engineering or research. Real-world experience developing large scale online services with performance, resiliency, telemetry, and security.
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 Requirements:
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ 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 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. The ideal candidate is an experienced Software Development Engineer with a proven track record of delivering products. Experience developing service to service protocols is a plus but not required.Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work in a dynamic/agile environment. A passion for improving engineering practices and producing high quality software. Self-motivated and customer focused. Strong written and verbal communication skills.Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 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
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until August 22, 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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