Software Engineering

People Skills team under EXP Foundations & People Intelligence team, was established with mission of harnessing endless possibilities of future AI powered people intelligence scenarios across M365 and Copilot.

The People Skills team is looking to hire Software Engineer to work in People Skills Services and APIs through the exciting journey of skills-based experiences across M365 Copilot. The scope of work would be to work with Senior Engineers to build and maintain a scalable, highly available skills service across the M365 ecosystem. Following the operational and engineering excellence best practices.

Why Join Us?

• Work on the cutting edge of AI-powered employee experiences and automation.
• Collaborate with some of the best minds in Microsoft’s AI ecosystem.
• Shape the future of how employees interact with AI-driven self-service solutions in Microsoft 365 Co-pilot.

If you are a technically strong engineer with a passion for AI, automation, and enterprise solutions, we encourage you to applyand be part of a team that is transforming the future of work.

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

• Contribute to design, development and debugging of features in People Skills product.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code in C#/Python and ensure the quality bars are met/exceeded.
• Analyze and comprehend existing services and identify areas of improvement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for seamless integration.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, DevOps, and security teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• Experience with Git and standard development workflows.
• Ability to read and understand large, complex codebases and contribute meaningfully.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and debugging skills.
• 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 Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• Experience in design, coding, rapid prototyping, debugging, and problem-solving.
• Ability to work on cross-platform code.
• Experience communicating, collaborating and navigating ambiguity in a cross-group environment.
• Experience driving quality experience for customers.
• OR 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.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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