Software Engineer II

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

6d

About The Position

Microsoft AI Search Places is the center of excellence for understanding and using location and geospatial knowledge for 1st and 3rd party scenarios. Our location services are used broadly by major Microsoft products such as Bing, Copilot, Ads, Office, Windows, Teams, and we power the Azure Maps APIs offered to 3rd party developers. The Search Places team uses geospatial knowledge and advanced Artificial Intelligence technologies to bring high quality Location Search capabilities for people and businesses around the world
We are looking for a solid technical individual with rich industry experience and diverse skills ranging from traditional distributed computing to hands-on expertise in artificial intelligence. This position offers great opportunities to work on challenging problems, build solutions using cutting-edge technologies and have a direct impact on millions of users worldwide. If you are eager to take on challenges, the Search Places team has an exciting opportunity for you!
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.
Starting January 26, 2026, Microsoft AI (MAI) employees who live within a 50- mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. or 25-mile commute of a non-U.S., country-specific location are expected to work from the office at least four days per week. This expectation is subject to local law and may vary by jurisdiction.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages, C++ & C 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

• Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ years work experience with coding in languages, C++ & C OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 5+ years work experience with coding in languages, C++ & C OR equivalent experience.
• Capable of designing and implementing scalable production quality services and automated solutions to process large scale data
• Solid collaborative and interpersonal communication skills.
• Maps/Geospatial experience.
• Understanding of Azure or other cloud services/functions.
• Leveraging Agentic Productivity Tools for tasks.
• Familiarity with machine learning frameworks and libraries and experience in machine learning and artificial intelligence projects.

Responsibilities

• Designs and builds scalable, backend‑focused software services and distributed systems that improve service reliability, performance, security, and efficiency, supporting high‑volume geospatial and location‑based workloads in production.
• Applies engineering techniques and machine learning solutions to solve complex geospatial suggestion and location search problems in production.
• Works on core technology and engineering stack to deliver features to ensure premium service quality internationally.
• Experiments with new technologies such as LLMs to improve quality and efficiency of the system.
• Designs and builds software functionalities to improve service reliability, scalability, performance, security, efficiency, etc.
• Collaborates with partner teams to understand their geospatial services requirements, develop high quality services & solutions to deliver value to our customers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level