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Posted date: Aug 19, 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 50% work from home
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
Microsoft is a company where innovators come to collaborate, envision and take their careers to the next level. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness in a cloud-enabled world. The Business & Industry Copilots group is a rapidly growing organization that is responsible for the Microsoft Dynamics 365 suite of products, Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, AI Builder, Microsoft Industry Solution 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.We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join the App Agents team within Power Apps.
This team will build Agents and services that enable near real-time insights and agentic assistance across model-driven apps. You’ll work on highly scalable systems that empower makers to build intelligent agents per app, transforming how users interact with data and automation.
This is a strategic opportunity to shape the future of agentic AI in business applications, driving innovation and impact across Microsoft’s low-code platform. Individually, this is where you get to transform yourself to an AI Engineer.
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 include:
Architect and develop scalable microservices, agents and SDKs that power agentic experiences in business apps. Lead technical design and implementation of existing and new features. Collaborate with product managers, designers, data scientists and partner teams to deliver high-impact solutions with high-reliability. Lead innovation in low-code and pro-code extensibility, enabling makers to build custom agents with ease. Lead users from an autonomy scale of 1 to 10 and maximize end-user productivity. Mentor and guide engineers, fostering a high-performing and inclusive team culture. Ensure security, compliance, and performance across all service components. Continuously improve developer experience and platform capabilities through experimentation and feedback loops.
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.Technical leadership experience and cross-team collaboration skills. Full-stack experience working on front and backend development. 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 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.Experience with Semantic Kernel, Azure AI services, Kubernetes, React, Javascript, Typescript. Deep understanding of service fundamentals: reliability, scalability, maintainability, and performance.Familiarity with agentic AI concepts and Copilot Studio. Domain knowledge in security, privacy, and compliance.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 27, 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. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. 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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