Software Engineering II and Senior Software Engineer (Multiple Positions) Teams Copilot

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

14d

About The Position

Microsoft Teams is the hub for modern collaboration—bringing together everything teams need to succeed, all within the Office 365 ecosystem. It serves as the canvas that unifies your content, tools, people, and conversations in one seamless experience. As one of Microsoft’s most dynamic and impactful products, Teams is redefining the future of teamwork—and we’re just getting started.
We're looking for a full stack Software Engineer II and Senior Software Engineer to join and help lead engineering efforts across the team to push the boundaries of what’s possible with Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), and a world-class AI stack powering Teams Copilot and other cutting-edge AI experiences. You’ll be part of a team at the forefront of AI innovation, leveraging the latest in deep learning, natural language processing, and conversational AI to shape the future of work. We take pride in how we build. Our team runs lean, stays customer-obsessed, and makes decisions grounded in data. We embrace a live-site-first, metrics-driven culture that minimizes tech debt and maximizes impact. In this role, you’ll take end-to-end ownership, drive meaningful outcomes, and directly influence customer satisfaction and business growth. This is a unique opportunity to sharpen your system design skills and work with a modern tech stack closely collaborating across teams and organizations.
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

Nice To Haves

• 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 Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• Experience building AI features and working with Large Language Models (LLMs).
• Experience with distributed computing frameworks (Kubernetes, Spark).
• Experience improving system performance, availability, and scalability.

Responsibilities

• Apply cutting-edge techniques in deep learning, natural language processing, and conversational AI to enhance the intelligence and user experience of Microsoft Teams.
• Prototype, experiment, and evaluate new ideas to deliver next-generation AI-powered Teams Meeting features that redefine how teams communicate.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to develop overall product vision as well as strategies on how to realize the vision by identifying technical challenges & proposing solutions.
• Develop features that delight customers while upholding the highest standards of availability, reliability, performance, and scalability—never compromising on engineering fundamentals.
• Influence and define new designs, architectures, standards, and reusable service libraries that empower teams across Microsoft to build at scale.
• Design, develop and operate scalable and reliable services with great monitoring and telemetry support.
• Adopt best practices, tools and processes for a data-driven, quality-focused release of Microsoft Teams as frequently as possible to our customers.
• Drive technical excellence.

What This Job Offers

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