Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

19d • Hybrid

About The Position

Microsoft 365 Enterprise Copilot was launched to support a fundamental shift in how people work, grow their careers, and find meaning in the workplace. As organizations navigate economic, demographic, societal, and AI‑driven change, expectations around engagement, productivity, and impact continue to evolve. People want clarity, connection, and tools that help them do their best work.
Workforce Insights (WFI) is a core analytics and insights agentic experience within Microsoft 365 Copilot. It helps organizations understand workforce patterns, trends, and signals across work, collaboration, and organizational data. By providing trusted insights into who is in the organization, how teams are structured, and where people are located, WFI enables leaders, managers, and HR partners to make informed, data‑driven decisions that support planning, organizational effectiveness, and scale.
We are a highly collaborative engineering team with strong ownership and accountability. Engineers work closely across Microsoft 365 to integrate with shared people and organizational data platforms, translating complex, ambiguous problems into scalable, high‑impact solutions. This role requires navigating the rapidly evolving Copilot and LLM landscape, partnering deeply with product managers, and collaborating across teams—including contributing to shared codebases—to deliver durable, customer‑focused platform capabilities.
We operate with an AI‑first engineering mindset. Engineers are encouraged to actively adopt and apply AI in their day-to-day work to improve productivity, accelerate development, and simplify engineering workflows. At the same time, the team is expected to apply sound engineering judgment—building intelligent, trustworthy systems while raising the technical bar for how AI‑powered experiences are designed, built, and operated at scale. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team.
This position is based at the Redmond campus with 3 days per week work in the office and 2 days per week work from home. Relocation assistance is available.
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.
• 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

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience with full-stack understanding of distributed systems and microservices architectures.
• 3+ years of experience in design, coding, rapid prototyping, debugging, and problem-solving.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems and microservices architectures, including building and operating multi‑tenant, enterprise‑scale services.
• Experience working with large‑scale data and analytics platforms, including ingestion, aggregation, and serving of high‑cardinality organizational or people data.
• Proven ability to deliver cross‑platform, full-stack, and cross‑service integrations, particularly in environments with shared platforms and dependencies.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving clarity in cross‑group scenarios, with experience collaborating across product, platform, and engineering teams.
• Demonstrated focus on customer trust, reliability, and quality, especially in data‑driven or insights‑based experiences.
• Familiarity with AI‑powered systems, including LLM‑based experiences or Copilot integrations, is a solid plus.
• Experience contributing to or operating within shared codebases and platforms, balancing local ownership with platform‑level impact.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of evolving a production‑scale, AI‑powered experience—expanding scenarios, integrations, and platform capabilities to meet new customer needs and increase adoption.
• Operate at the intersection of agentic AI, large‑scale analytics, and modern cloud platforms, influencing technical direction while delivering reliable enterprise‑grade solution.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees