Overview

Microsoft is a company where innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be, and take their careers to levels they cannot achieve anywhere else. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, and more openness in a cloud-enabled world.

The Business & Industry Copilots group is a rapidly growing organization responsible for Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, AI Builder, Microsoft Industry Solutions, and more. Microsoft is considered one of the leaders in Software as a Service in the realm of business applications, and this organization is at the core of how business applications are designed and delivered.

We are looking for a Software Engineer II to join our team! This is an exciting time to join our group and work on something highly strategic within Microsoft. Microsoft Dataverse is the platform to securely store an enormous amount of data in a cost-efficient, scalable, and manageable way. This team builds a suite of microservices to get near real-time insights over your data.

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- Design and implement secure, scalable, and resilient cloud services and enterprise data platforms powering mission‑critical Dataverse Runtime workflows.
• Develop features and enhancements for Dataverse Runtime services with reliability, performance, compliance, and accessibility practices.
• Collaborate with other engineers and cross‑functional partners to influence technical direction and deliver end‑to‑end solutions across services and data pipelines.
• Build automation for deployment, monitoring, issue detection, and diagnosis to reduce operational overhead and improve live‑site success.
• Identify and resolve recurring issues or trends; drive resiliency improvements through observability, diagnostics, and recovery strategies.
• Participate in live‑site operations, including alert tuning, production fixes, and preventive engineering to protect customer experience.
• Engage in code reviews, share knowledge, and demonstrate best practices; continually learn and refine engineering processes to meet evolving enterprise needs.
• Contribute to transforming Microsoft Dataverse to enable agentic AI experiences—building runtime capabilities, data contracts, and service patterns that support autonomous workflows, guardrails, and safe orchestration.

Embody our culture and values.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical 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.
• 1+ year of experience with Azure services, microservices architecture, and CI/CD pipelines.
• 1+ year of experience with security, compliance, and accessibility standards.

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 or related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or PythonOR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• OR equivalent experience.
• Experience in agentic AI technologies and workflows, including building systems that enable autonomous decision-making, orchestration, and safe execution of AI-driven processes within enterprise environments.
• Proficiency in Python for automation, data processing, or integration with cloud services.

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.