Principal Software Engineer

The Microsoft Copilot Studio team within Conversational Artificial Intelligence (AI) is looking for a talented Principal Software Engineer focused primarily on professional developer tooling and Software Development Kits (SDKs). You would help design, build, and maintain the products inside Copilot Studio and Conversational AI at Microsoft. The candidate will be highly profecient in DotNet, but have a sufficient working knowledge of, or eager to learn, Javascript and/or Python. This is a role where you would not just code, but rather help envision and implement ways to extend Copilot Studio with code, tools, or processes in ways a professional developer would expect.

The Power Platform always places the customer and quality at the core, democratizing the AI space by empowering citizens to make smarter, faster decisions relying on the ecosystem of Bot Framework, Power Apps, Power BI and Power Automate. Microsoft Copilot Studio is also the extension mechanism for Microsoft’s family of Copilots serving many millions of end users.

We are a highly collaborative group, where everyone's ideas and contributions are valued and you are empowered to innovate and take ideas from concept to scale. As a Software engineer on our dynamic SaaS & PaaS team you will be accountable for the features from development to production, building automated tests that reflect how a user consumes the platform and continuous delivery at scale. Embrace the growth mindset and be the change agent that the team needs.

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.

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, .Net, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of industry experience working on commercial software application or services.
• 2+ years of working in a high-scale SaaS or PaaS 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.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• 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 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 equivalent experience
• Demonstrated Computer Science fundamentals with a deep appreciation for the differences between platforms and environments.
• 7+ years of industry experience working on commercial software application or services.
• 2+ years of industry experience working on pro-developer tooling and SDKs
• Experience with conversational systems, building Machine Learning (ML) tooling or working with Large Language Models (LLM’s), Voice Assistant skills, natural language processing concepts and fundamentals.
• Working knowledge of C#, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python.
• Demonstrated technical design, architecture, problem solving, and debugging skills.
• A deep understanding of the needs of professional developers.
• Experienced with DotNet and SDK creation.
• Unwavering passion to understand and extend the no-code and low-code developer experience.
• Experience in standing up and working with Build Tooling infrastructure and writing effective End to End/Integration/Unit Tests.
• A track record of working collaboratively to understand customer and engineering needs to create solutions that positively impact our users.

Relocation assistance is unavailable for this role.

Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $137,600 - $267,000 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 $180,400 - $294,000 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 5, 2024.

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. 

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

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• Drive modern software engineering practices through design and code reviews.
• Design & 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.
• Constantly learn and grow as an engineer.
• Demonstrate a passion for customers and technology. 
• Unwavering passion to understand and extend the no-code and low-code developer experience.

• Other

  • Embody our Culture and Values