Software Engineer II

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

1d•$102,100 - $202,200

About The Position

Are you passionate about shaping the future applications of AI and empowering millions of users to unlock their full potential? OneNote team is at the forefront of an exciting transformation with Copilot Notebooks: intelligent, dynamic notebooks infused with powerful AI that act as a true "second brain." Imagine effortlessly capturing ideas, intuitively understanding complex information, and seamlessly taking informed action. This is the heart of our mission. We are building transformational experiences in Copilot notebook and looking to hire a full-stack Software Engineer II in the OneNote Cloud Experiences team. The problems we solve include running services that power OneNote at scale, building a multitude of grounding capabilities, creation of richer artifacts, and building agent support on top of Copilot notebooks. We plan to build these experiences at scale across all web and mobile platforms and will continue to use the best-in-class infrastructure that boosts developer productivity and engineering velocity. We are looking for AI-forward and creative problem solvers, people who care about culture as well as customers and features. We believe that how we do things is at least as important as what we do. Big vision, a common purpose, passion for quality, curiosity, and investment in fun and collaboration are what lead to great results. 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.
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 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 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
1+ years experience with modern AI technologies, including Generative AI, large language models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) based solutions, and cloud-scale data platforms.
1+ years leveraging AI Coding Agents to develop product features.
Background in working with large-scale, distributed systems.
Knowledge of Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Fabric, AWS or similar cloud computing platforms is a plus.
Demonstrated ownership of complex engineering projects and effective cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features.
Drive the identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product area.
Lead by example and mentor others to produce quality results leveraging Agentic Engineering.
Leverage subject-matter proficient of product features and partners with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers) to drive a workgroup's project plans, release plans, and work items.
Act (at times i.e. in rotation) as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI)
Guide other engineers 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.
Remain current in skills by investing time and effort into staying abreast of current developments that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, usability, observability, and performance of products.
Leverage the work of others, including the work of peers, of internal Microsoft solutions, and of open-source and industry solutions, to avoid reinventing the wheel.