Senior Software Engineer

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Join the Copilot Acceleration Team (CAT) at Microsoft, a pioneering group driving technological advancement and redefining what’s possible with Copilot Studio and Microsoft 365 Copilot. As a core member of this agile, customer-centric engineering force, you will shape the future of agentic computing by envisioning and delivering the next wave of developer empowerment. CAT partners directly with customers and the global developer community to accelerate adoption and unlock the full potential of the Microsoft Copilot platform.

We are seeking a visionary Senior Software Engineer to architect, build, and deliver high-impact open-source toolkits (including Copilot Studio Kit), agent templates, reusable pattern samples, and developer resources. Your work will empower engineers worldwide to rapidly create intelligent, scalable agentic solutions. These assets will ship both as open-source products and as in-box platform capabilities, serving as authoritative guides and accelerators for solution development. You will lead technical innovation that directly drives adoption, informs best practices, and elevates the agent development experience for a global audience.

Our work builds on Microsoft’s rich ecosystem of agent platforms with modern engineering practices to deliver transformative features used by makers and developers across diverse industries. If you are passionate about advancing the state of AI-powered agent solutions and thrive on technical challenges, innovation, and meaningful impact, this is the place to drive the future of intelligent software.

Key success attributes for this role:

• Passion for using technology to make customers successful

• Growth mindset – willing to take risks, fail fast (and learn), and try again

• Technically skilled and well-versed in the latest agent platform and development practices with a hands-on approach to using technology

• Proven track record of leading solution development at an enterprise scale.

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 4+ 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 hands-on developer experience using low-code platforms such as Copilot Studio and Power Platform
• 1+ years experience developing software using two or more of the following: Azure AI, .NET/C#, React, TypeScript/JavaScript, or SQL
• 1+ years experience working in agile software delivery environments using tools such as GitHub or Azure DevOps

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience driving generative AI-based solutions (RAG, GPT, LLM) and general awareness of the rapidly-evolving AI, especially generative AI, landscape.
• Experience with LLMs, agentic AI frameworks, or orchestration patterns for autonomous systems.
• Hands-on experience with the Microsoft technology stack (M365 Copilot extensibility, Copilot Studio, AI agents, Azure OpenAI, Graph Connectors, Microsoft Teams extensibility platform, etc.).

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 and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.

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• Build and ship agent templates and samples: Lead the design, prototyping, and delivery of agent templates and samples informed by real-world scenarios and designed for easy developer re-use
• Develop these components using a mix of Azure (including Azure AI), Power Platform (including Dataverse), .NET, and other enterprise service platforms and architectures
• Serve as a depth technical subject matter expert on Copilot Studio and the Copilot agent platform, advising internal teams and external developers on best practices, architecture, and roadmap alignment, including developing specific agentic AI components and solutions as part of direct customer engagements
• Embody our culture and values