Principal Software Engineer

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The Experiences & Devices organization at Microsoft always places the customer and quality at the core democratizing the AI space by empowering individuals to make smarter, faster decisions relying on the Microsoft ecosystem. Copilot Studio is also the extension mechanism for Microsoft’s family of Copilots serving millions of end users.

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join our team.

This role is focused primarily on building world-class Agent experiences. This individual would help design and build AI-first gestures that embraces different personas (consumer, information worker, maker) to build intelligent and sophisticated Agents that solve real world problems and surface across channels like M365 Copilot, Teams, Web, etc. with minimal effort.

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.

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.
• 4+ years of experience working in a high-scale SaaS environment building and supporting hosted services.

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:

• Experience with technical design, architecture, problem solving, and debugging skills.
• Experience with building ML tooling or working with LLM’s, Voice Assistant skills, natural language processing concepts and fundamentals.
• Experience with React, JavaScript, TypeScript, and front-end state management solutions such as Redux, Recoil, MobX, or similar.

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 June 30, 2025.

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• Drive modern software engineering practices through design and code reviews.
• Design and implementation through well-defined interfaces across multiple components, code reviews, leveraging data/telemetry to make decisions.
• Gain a working understanding of Microsoft as a business and collaborate with mentors and leaders in order to contribute to cohesive, end-to-end experiences for our users.
• Collaborate with engineering counterparts across teams and organizations as necessary to deliver excellent engineering solutions
• Provide guidance for technical decisions.