Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft Corporation•Redmond, WA

63d•Hybrid

About The Position

Are you excited about building intelligent, scalable, and secure cloud solutions that address the most challenging customer scenarios and transform how industrial customers manage operations? Do you enjoy architecting and implementing customer centric solutions using novel ways, while bringing intelligence with AI? If you are a seasoned Software Engineer seeking to play a pivotal role in a company's mission to tackle complex challenges, spearhead AI focused innovation and join an exciting team, then you have found the perfect opportunity - Microsoft Industry Agents team is hiring! As a Senior Software Engineer, you will work alongside a global team of engineers, designers, and product managers to deliver AI-powered agents and cloud-native services that redefine productivity in industries like Retail. This role requires you to be onsite 3 days a week in Microsoft's offices in Redmond, WA. 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.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
2+ years of industry experience in at least two of the following C#/C++/Java, HTML5/Javascript/React, Spark/Python.
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.

Nice To Haves

Experience working on cross-industry or embedded agent architectures, distributed systems and micro-service architectures.
Demonstrate good architecture, design, coding, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
Effective communication and collaboration skills across time zones.
Independent, self-driven and self-motivated
Ability to take initiative, lead in ambiguous situations, and produce results
Ability to collaborate effectively with a talented team
Familiarity with Industry solutions related to Retail.
Experience with distributed systems and cloud platforms (Azure preferred).
Deep understanding of microservices, APIs, and DevOps practices.
Experience working with AI/ML-powered experiences, or LLM-based solutions.
Champions for customer-centric innovation, operational excellence, and building inclusive, high-performance team cultures.

Responsibilities

Design & Deliver Scalable AI offerings
Lead the way to design and implement agents across Azure, Dynamics, and Power Platform to support Industry customer use cases from Retail, etc.
Collaborate Across Boundaries
Work closely with cross-functional teams and external partners to co-develop intelligent agents embedded in partner platforms.
Drive Engineering Excellence
You will also play a key role in open-ended explorations, prototyping and identifying opportunities for our developers. Write clean, maintainable code and lead design reviews. Champion best practices in performance, reliability, and security.
Lead with Impact
Contribute to architectural decisions that shape the future of Microsoft's industry Agentic offerings.
Champion Responsible AI
Ensure AI agents are grounded, transparent, and aligned with Microsoft's ethical AI principles.