Software Engineer II - M365 Copilot App

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

13d

About The Position

AI is transforming productivity in profound ways. As the new home of Office productivity, the M365 Copilot App is at the forefront of this transformation. It is one of the fastest growing products at Microsoft, and the primary means through which most M365 users experience the power of Copilot – be it Chat, Search, or Agents. M365 Copilot App is a multi-platform product, built for consumer-grade experiences and enterprise-grade trust. Our team is responsible for all aspects of engineering for this ecosystem of applications and services. As a Software Engineer II - M365 Copilot App on the team, you will be responsible for designing, building and maintaining the Copilot application across Windows, Mac, and Web platforms. You will participate in architectural decisions and contribute hands-on code to advance the state of the art and build best-in-class applications, balancing innovation with platform stability. You will work closely with other engineers to take ideas through design, implementation, validation, and release. You will write secure, reliable, scalable, and high-performance code as well as automation to test it and telemetry to measure its behavior in production. You will work in a fast paced, highly collaborative environment to design, prototype, implement, and ship features. You will partner across multiple product and platform teams in Microsoft and define reusable architectural patterns and best practices that enable consistent, intelligent, and high-performing user experiences at scale. You will mentor engineers and foster a culture of technical excellence through best practices in architecture, performance profiling, and cross-platform design systems. You will provide engineering leadership to others in the team in taking on the engineering and technical challenges inherent in building and delivering a consumer-grade application that powers cross-platform AI experiences. 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 2+ 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 developing, deploying, and maintaining one or more large scale Windows, Mac, and Web applications.
2+ years of demonstrated ability in designing, implementing, and debugging application and frontend code.
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

Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR 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.
Enthusiasm for mentoring and guiding other engineers and team members.
2+ years experience responding to customer feedback and fixing product quality and craftsmanship.

Responsibilities

Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features.
Contributes to the identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product area with little oversight.
Creates and implements best in class code for a product, service, or feature, reusing code as applicable.
Is able to accurately estimate the time required to implement fairly complex features and manage risks to stay on track for the estimation.
Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) working on-call to monitor system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions and gains approval to restore system/product/service for simple problems.
Remains current in skills by investing time and effort into staying abreast of current developments that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.
Embody our culture and values.

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