Software Engineer II

The Windows Agent Experiences team is pioneering the future of intelligent agents on Windows. We are responsible for delivering cutting-edge, cloud and local-model powered experiences that seamlessly integrate with cloud orchestrators such as Microsoft’s Consumer and Enterprise Copilots. Our recent success includes shipping the Windows Settings Agent for Copilot+ PCs, and we continue to push the boundaries of what agents can do on Windows 11.

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.

Required Qualifications:

• 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.
• 1+ years of experience working within AI/ML agent architectures, tools orchestration, or Copilot like experiences.

Preferred 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.
  • OR Master'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.
• Problem solving and collaboration skills; comfortable communicating in English across remote and in office settings.
  
• Experience building Windows desktop apps with Windows SDK.
• Demonstrated foundation in data structures, algorithms, and object oriented design principles.
• Industry experience with .NET 9 APIs (e.g., modern threading) or earlier .NET Core versions AND C#.

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 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 $131,400 - $215,400 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 October 3, 2025. 

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• Design & implement features for conversational, tool-using, and background agents across the Windows stack using C++, C#, Python for experimentation, and latest Windows SDK.
• Collaborate with PM, Design, and applied-data science partners to translate user centric scenarios into performant code.
• Contribute to the identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product area with little oversight.
• Write clean, maintainable, and test-driven code; participate in code reviews and adhere to Microsoft ‘secure by default’ engineering practices.
• Contribute to efforts to break down larger work items into smaller work items and provide estimation.
• Debug product and live site issues learning from senior engineers to build operational excellence.