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Software Engineer II - PowerPoint

Microsoft
$100,600.00 - $199,000.00 / yr
United States, Washington, Redmond
Jan 14, 2026
Overview The PowerPoint Product Group is seeking a Software Engineer II to build impactful AI-powered solutions that enhance creativity and productivity across Microsoft 365 Copilot. In this role, you'll design and develop high-performance, visually rich, and user-friendly experiences for apps like PowerPoint, Designer, and Copilot-focusing on canvas interactivity, web graphics performance, and AI-driven workflows. We're looking for a hands-on engineer who values clean, maintainable code, conducts constructive reviews, and can contribute across the stack-from prototyping and deploying user-facing features to refining core technologies. You'll collaborate closely with designers, product managers, researchers, and applied scientists to bring innovative ideas to life, balancing rapid experimentation with architectural rigor. If you're passionate about crafting intuitive UX, optimizing performance, and solving complex technical challenges, this is the role for you. Microsoft's mission is to empower individuals and organizations worldwide to achieve more. As employees, we embrace a growth mindset, foster innovation, and collaborate towards shared objectives. Each day, we build upon our core values of respect, integrity, and accountability, cultivating a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive professionally and personally. Responsibilities Design and Develop: Build and maintain scalable front-end components and interactive canvas experiences using TypeScript and React. Optimize Performance: Improve web graphics rendering and responsiveness for complex, interactive surfaces; ensure robust testing and maintainability. Extend Across the Stack: Contribute to client, server and WASM components for richer functionality. Collaborate Across Disciplines: Partner with engineering, design, PM, and applied science teams to deliver end-to-end solutions. Innovate: Prototype new ideas, experiment with emerging technologies, and shape next-generation interactivity for AI-powered creativity tools. Maintain Standards: Write clean, maintainable code and participate in thorough reviews to uphold engineering excellence. Act on Insights: Use customer feedback and telemetry signals to identify pain points and drive improvements that enhance user experience. Qualifications 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. 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 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. Web Platform Expertise: Experience with modern web technologies such as TypeScript, React, WebGL, WASM, and related tooling. UI/UX Focus: Passion for creating intuitive, visually rich user experiences; familiarity with canvas rendering or graphics frameworks is a plus. Performance Optimization: Skilled in profiling, debugging, and applying optimization techniques for responsive, high-performance web applications. Full-Stack Development: Ability to work across layers/abstractions, front-end, client/server, and cross-platform components. Collaboration and Communication: Proven ability to work effectively across teams and geographies; excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and customer empathy. AI Fluency: Knowledgeable about emerging AI capabilities and tooling; adept at leveraging AI-powered solutions to accelerate development, automate repetitive tasks, and streamline code refactoring. #W+D 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 This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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. 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