Overview

Microsoft is a company where passionate 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 world of business applications, and this organization is at the heart of how business applications are designed and delivered.

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our team and play a critical role in delivering highly strategic solutions for Microsoft. As a senior member of the Dataverse Runtime team, you will drive the design and implementation of secure, scalable, and resilient cloud services and enterprise data platforms. You will be a technical leader, collaborating across teams to solve complex, large-scale engineering challenges and mentor others to raise the bar for engineering excellence. This role is pivotal in shaping the future of Microsoft Dataverse, especially as we enable agentic AI experiences and autonomous workflows for enterprise customers.

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

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of secure, scalable, and resilient cloud services and enterprise data platforms powering mission-critical Dataverse Runtime workflows.
• Drive technical direction for major features and enhancements within Dataverse Runtime services, ensuring high reliability, performance, compliance, and accessibility standards.
• Collaborate across disciplines and with principal engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to deliver end-to-end solutions that span multiple services and data pipelines.
• Design and implement automation for deployment, monitoring, issue detection, diagnosis, and self-healing, reducing operational overhead and improving live-site health at scale.
• Proactively identify, analyze, and resolve systemic issues or architectural bottlenecks; drive resiliency improvements through advanced observability, diagnostics, and recovery strategies.
• Oversee and participate in live-site operations, including incident response, alert tuning, production fixes, and preventive engineering to protect and enhance customer experience.
• Mentor and coach engineers, conduct technical reviews, and model best practices for code quality, security, and operational excellence; champion a culture of continuous learning and process refinement.
• Contribute to the evolution of Microsoft Dataverse by architecting runtime capabilities, data contracts, and service patterns that enable agentic AI experiences, autonomous workflows, and robust guardrails for safe orchestration.
• Drive cross-team initiatives, influence engineering standards, and support the adoption of new technologies and tools to advance the team’s capabilities and Microsoft’s business objectives.

Qualifications 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.

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 Qualification:

• Proven experience leading the design and development of cloud-based, distributed systems using Azure services, microservices architectures, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Deep understanding of security, compliance, accessibility, and enterprise-scale engineering best practices.

• Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction, drive cross-team collaboration, and deliver solutions that meet complex business and technical requirements.

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 7+ years of technical engineering experience

• OR Bachelor’s Degree and 8+ years of relevant 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 and AI workflows.

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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

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.