Software Engineer II (AI)

TL;DR

Software Engineer II (AI): Building the core platform for Advertiser Copilot, an AI-powered assistant, using Semantic Kernel to enable intelligent interactions and GenAI models for text, image, and video generation. Focus on developing scalable AI-driven workflows for campaign management within a chat-based UI and ensuring system reliability and performance.

Location: Must live within a 50-mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. and work from the office at least four days per week.

Salary: USD $100,600 – $199,000 per year

Company

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

What you will do

• Collaborate with stakeholders to determine user requirements for Advertiser Copilot features.
• Drive the design and development of scalable and secure platforms, ensuring high performance and maintainability.
• Implement and optimize AI-driven workflows, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness.
• Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), monitoring system reliability and resolving complex issues in real-time.
• Mentor engineers in the team.
• Continuously learn and adapt to emerging technologies, improving system availability, reliability, and performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Nice to have

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including 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 C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• Experience with Azure/AWS and Kubernetes for container orchestration and deployment.
• Proficiency in REST API development, ensuring secure and scalable communication between systems.
• Experience with Semantic Kernel, Agent Framework or other AI integration frameworks.
• Proven ability to build and maintain large-scale, high-availability systems in Kubernetes.

Culture & Benefits

• Employees come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize shared goals.
• Values of respect, integrity, and accountability.
• Create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.