Senior Full Stack Engineer - Word
Microsoft
Software Engineering
Posted on Jun 27, 2025
Senior Full Stack Engineer - Word
Dublin, Ireland
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Date posted
Jun 26, 2025
Job number
1838193
Work site
Up to 100% work from home
Travel
0-25 %
Role type
Individual Contributor
Profession
Software Engineering
Discipline
Software Engineering
Employment type
Full-Time
Overview
Are you an experienced Senior Software Engineer? Are you eager to solve problems which impact people on a global scale? The Word team in Dublin is seeking a creative, driven individual to help design and develop cutting-edge AI features that will transform the way millions of users create and write. As part of a team that blends advanced large language models with state-of-the-art software design, you’ll have the opportunity to work on impactful projects within Microsoft Word and across key Microsoft 365 applications like Outlook and Teams. If you thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment and are passionate about delivering next-generation AI solutions, we want to hear from you.
This is an individual contributor role: as a senior technical leader it requires setting the technical direction for the projects in the area, and hands on software design and development skills. We’re looking for someone who has a demonstrated history of solving hard technical problems and is motivated to tackle the hardest problems in building a full end-to-end AI stack. An entrepreneurial approach and ability to take initiative and move fast are essential.
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.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND technical engineering experience.
- Relevant years of industry experience designing, building, testing, shipping, and maintaining large-scale software products.
- Deep understanding of software engineering principles, with experience developing and driving features and experiences for large-scale customer-facing applications.
- Strong experience with frontend (React, JavaScript, TypeScript is a must; React Native is a bonus) and backend (.NET, Node.js) technologies.
- Proven ability to deal with ambiguity and drive for clarity.
- Proven ability to handle competing priorities and perform at a high level in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
- Passion for learning new technologies and staying up to date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in AI.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience building or integrating AI & LLM-powered features.
- Experience building and maintaining libraries, SDKs, and other shared platform components.
Responsibilities
- Work in a cross-functional organization to design, develop, test, and release a new wave of Copilot features, transforming the customer experience.
- Design, produce and deliver resilient and maintainable software to improve the usability, reliability, scalability, performance, and security of the product, demonstrating independence and a sense of ownership.
- Actively participate and drive code reviews, bug/issue triage with the feature teams, data and experiment analysis, and support well informed, data-driven decisions towards business and engineering goals.
- Provide technical leadership for the team and mentor other software engineers.
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Industry leading healthcare
Educational resources
Discounts on products and services
Savings and investments
Maternity and paternity leave
Generous time away
Giving programs
Opportunities to network and connect
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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.