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Software Engineer II - Office Suite Shared Experiences

Microsoft
$100,600.00 - $199,000.00 / yr
United States, Washington, Redmond
Mar 14, 2026
Overview Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be, and build what's next. In the Office Suite Shared Experiences (OSSE) organization, we build largescale data and service infrastructure that powers critical Office and Copilot experiences used by millions each day. We are seeking a Software Engineer II who is excited about building scalable data pipelines, highreliability shared services, and AIdriven engineering and insight tools. This role blends service engineering, data engineering, and applied AI/LLM work, giving you opportunities to shape customerfacing experiences and internal developer productivity. Our culture values inclusion, technical excellence, curiosity, and a growth mindset-principles emphasized across Microsoft job design guidance. 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 As a Software Engineer II, you will: Build & Deliver Design and implement highscale data pipelines (batch + streaming) and shared, multitenant services used across Office. Ship clean, maintainable, welltested code in languages such as C#, Python, Java, C++, or TypeScript/JavaScript. Develop robust observability (Metrics, Events, Logs, Traces) to ensure system health and strong reliability. Operate & Improve Serve as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) on a rotational basis to monitor, troubleshoot, and mitigate service issues. Contribute to postincident analysis, service improvements, and operational maturity aligned with expectations for engineers at this career stage. AI, Insights & Experimentation Build prototypes and production services using LLMs (Large Language Models), agents, and ML workflows to surface insights, automate triage, and improve developer/feature efficiency. Partner with PM, Applied Science, Data Science, and partner engineering teams to define data instrumentation, insights, and intelligence experiences. Collaboration & Culture Work across Office and Copilot organizations to align system architecture and shared investments. Embody ourcultureandvalues. Qualifications Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related 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. 2+ years experience building cloud services, distributed systems, or data pipelines. 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, Math, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years experience in business analytics, data science, software development, data modeling, or data engineering OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Math, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years experience in business analytics, data science, software development, data modeling, or data engineering OR equivalent experience. Experience with largescale data processing, distributed systems, and backend service development. Familiarity with observability frameworks and MELT (Metrics, Events, Logs, Traces) instrumentation. Experience designing or integrating LLM/agentic workflows (RAG, tool/function calling, orchestration). Comfort with Jupyterfor exploration and insight generation. 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. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.