Software Engineer II - Microsoft Gaming

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

8h

About The Position

Microsoft is committed to ensuring that we develop and deploy our AI technologies in ways that uphold our AI principles and warrant people’s trust. Here in Microsoft Gaming, we are on a mission to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone on the planet. We deliver on that vision by putting players at the center, enabling you to play the games you want, with the people you want, anywhere you want. Gaming Player Services and Operations is at the heart of our ambition to reach billions of players across the globe, ensuring that every player feels included and engaged across Xbox. We do this through our commitment to driving operational excellence through innovation and ensuring player and partner delight across Microsoft Gaming. Within the Safety, Trust, & Responsibility team, our mission is to grow and protect global player communities. We believe that wherever you play, it should be a fun, safe, and inclusive environment—and it’s our job to provide the services, expertise, and support to make accessible, world-class player experiences possible. We champion transparency, compliance, and the responsible use of AI, with trust at the core of how we operate. We embrace experimentation to reach more players, inform business decisions, and deepen our understanding of customer and player needs. Through a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement, we support and challenge one another to perform at our best.

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.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements is 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

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ 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 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience with distributed systems, performance analysis, databases, and/or large-scale data processing
• 3+ years of experience designing secure and scalable services on Azure and/or AWS
• 2+ years of experience collaborating with diverse cross-functional teams to achieve shared objectives.
• Full-stack development experience across multiple platforms
• Experience building and working in a Continuous Delivery environment
• Experience with Agentic Development and other modern AI/ML practices
• Ability to work in a flexible, fast-paced environment
• Experience with compliance, safety, or trust-related systems.
• Proven ability to mentor and empower team members while embracing a positive and supportive team culture

Responsibilities

• Support development of cutting-edge safety and compliance solutions that enable partners and game studios to launch and maintain secure, safe, and compliant offerings for our players.
• Leverage advanced Agentic AI to shape the future of Safety, Compliance and engineering development workflows within the Gaming organization.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define user requirements and incorporate feedback into designs and solutions.
• Understands and provides feedback for proposals for architecture, with technical leadership from others.
• Produce extensible and maintainable code, applying metrics to drive quality, stability, and performance.
• Champion testing improvements by adding new tests, removing outdated ones, and optimizing the test suite.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure adherence to quality standards and established practices.
• Maintain live service operations, implement solutions to complex issues, and communicate status to stakeholders.
• Drive incident reduction and integrate telemetry for performance, reliability, and safety monitoring.
• Stay current with industry trends and adopt new technologies to improve product performance and operations.
• Scale product development to meet customer requirements and performance expectations.

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

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