Senior Software Engineer

Job description

We are the People Experiences team within the M365 AI Experiences organization, and the creators of People Agent, one of the most visible and transformative features in Microsoft 365 Copilot.

We're not just building another productivity tool; we're transforming the way people engage and connect in their relationships at work.

You’ll help shape the AI-assisted Person View, a dynamic profile that brings together everything that matters about your collaborators: recent chats, shared docs, meetings, and personal insights, into one intelligent, actionable space.

This is the front door to relationship intelligence in Copilot, and your work will be seen and used by millions of users across Outlook, Teams, Copilot, and more.

As a **Senior Software Engineer** you’ll work on:
- Declarative agent architecture that powers Copilot’s understanding of people.
- Prompt grounding and memory systems that personalize responses and enable proactive preparation.
- Tune the backend systems to surface real-time insights from across M365.
- UX innovations that blend model-forward intelligence with rich GUI affordances.

We move fast, iterate weekly, and care deeply about building tools that help people enhance collaboration and deepen relationships.

If you’ve ever wished your software could help you remember what matters about your relationships, then this is the team to join.

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.

**Responsibilities**

+ Build scalable, privacy-aware features for the People Agent across web and native surfaces.
+ Collaborate with PMs, Designers, and Researchers to deliver user-centric scenarios.
+ Contribute to Declarative Agent frameworks and runtime systems like our Middle Tier, Copilot Backend, and Search.
+ Build scalable, reusable components in our consolidated repository.
+ Develop and refine our hero scenarios, ensuring consistent, high prompt quality through offline and online evaluations.
+ Partner with multiple organizations to extend agentic capabilities into core Copilot capabilities.

**Qualifications**

**Required Qualifications:**

+ 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.
+ Experience in full-stack development, including but not limited to using technologies such as React, TypeScript, Node.js, C#, Azure, and/or Microsoft Graph APIs.
+ Experience partnering across disciplines to design, develop, and ship reliable features using agile methodologies.

**Other Requirements:**

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.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ 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.
+ Understanding of agent-based architectures and best practices in conversational UX design.
+ Experience with declarative frameworks and prompt engineering.
+ Proficiency in AI/ML, particularly in working with LLMs and assessing prompt quality.
+ Experience building or integrating with Copilot or similar conversational platforms.

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year.

There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $158,400 - $258,000 per year.

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

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until November 3, 2025.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.

Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .

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