Software Engineer II

Software Engineer II

Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. You can help us to achieve our mission.

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is the conversational core of Microsoft Copilot—where enterprise AI meets productivity. It’s the default interface through which users summarize meetings, draft emails, generate insights from enterprise data, and coordinate with teams using natural language. As Microsoft accelerates its AI-first strategy, Chat isn’t just a feature—it’s the gateway. It’s the most visible and critical surface for AI-powered work.

As a Software Engineer II, you will design and build features that make conversational AI experiences seamless, reliable, and delightful for millions of users. You’ll contribute to engineering systems that enable rapid iteration, continuous deployment, and resilient live-site operations. You’ll implement automation in development workflows, release pipelines, and monitoring processes, while leveraging AI-driven solutions to optimize performance and elevate user experience.

This role is ideal for engineers who thrive on solving complex problems, balancing speed with reliability, and collaborating across disciplines to deliver impactful solutions at scale.

What makes this role unique:

• Impact at Scale: Contribute to one of Microsoft’s most visible AI-powered experiences used by millions globally.
• Engineering Systems Focus: Improve release systems, experimentation platforms, and live-site reliability for a flagship product.
• AI-Driven Innovation: Apply cutting-edge AI to transform development workflows and user experiences.
• Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Work closely with UX, AI, and platform teams to deliver breakthrough experiences.
• Balance Speed & Reliability: Enable rapid iteration without compromising trust and performance

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.