Principal Software Engineer

Principal Software Engineer

Do you want to enable Copilots to be able to engage users around the world on any platform, including the web, Teams, Facebook, Slack, and IVR voice systems? Microsoft Copilot Studio, is a global, distributed Azure service responsible for providing the copilot platform and experience for all customers to create copilots by leveraging highly scalable, multi-tenant, microservices that make copilot building simple. We are looking for an exceptional Principal Software Engineer who is passionate about our vision to enable copilots to engage with users in meaningful and robust ways. Copilots are a multi-billion-dollar opportunity for Microsoft supports the Citizen Application Platform (CAP) aka Power Platform, pro-developers building on top of Azure, as well as extensions to M365 through Teams and Outlook. Together, this allows Azure Bot Service to both generate its own revenue for Microsoft as well as to drive revenue through M365 and Power Platform licenses.

The Copilot studio team seeks an adept engineer to drive the technical intricacies of diverse middle tier and backend service projects across Azure Cognitive Services, storage, caching, messaging services, Teams, Entra/AAD, and beyond. Collaboration is at our core, valuing every team member's input. As a software engineer, you'll spearhead the design, implementation, and upkeep of large-scale services and APIs within Azure. Your focus will be on crafting highly scalable, low-latency, always-on, and cost-effective solutions. Championing optimal design and architecture, you'll influence peers and establish best practices. Collaborating across teams, you'll integrate products like Microsoft Copilot Studio, Teams, Digital Contact Center, Outlook, and SharePoint. You'll own features from development to production, prioritizing automated testing for scalable, quality-driven continuous delivery. Our agile, data-centric environment empowers engineers to innovate and scale ideas swiftly.

Knowledge of running Azure or similarly scaled services is a plus, as is experience delivering world-class distributed services using including security and privacy reviews, service deployment/SDL, least privilege operational processes, and customer-centric support. Learn more about Azure Bot Service here.

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