Senior Software Engineer- Full stack

Are you passionate about developing cutting-edge technology that impacts millions of users worldwide? The CASQ team is looking for talented software developers to work on innovative cloud search services and prompt experiences for products like M365 Copilot and Copilot Search. 

As a Senior Software Engineer on the MSAI team, you will have the opportunity to:

• Build and develop emerging M365 copilot platform: Develop new features that enhance M365 Copilot chat and copilot search experiences. Improve productivity of enterprise users leveraging power of copilot through prompt assistance and Microsoft Graph entities such as files, emails, meetings, 1P and 3P connectors.
• Work on Scalable Services: Design and implement scalable software services running on thousands of servers in the cloud. Leverage a mix of methods from API design, Machine Learning, LLMs, Distributed Computing, Algorithm Optimization, and more to design new systems.

Why Join Us?

• Impact Millions: Your work will directly enhance the search and assistance experience for millions of M365 users across various platforms like M365 Copilot, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint and Windows.
• Collaborative Environment: Work alongside a team of highly skilled and passionate professionals in a collaborative and innovative environment.
• Cutting-Edge Technology: Be at the forefront of technological advancements and contribute to the development of powerful enterprise search and assistance solutions.
• If you are excited about building and optimizing services that make a real difference in users' lives, the CASQ team wants to hear from you! Come shape, design, and deliver the future of copilot and enterprise search experiences. 

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.

• Design and develop search and platform features. 
• Operate and manage live site for substrate search cloud service.
• Collaborate with the team on building a highly scalable and high-performance search stack.
• Collaborate with product manager and partners to understand user requirements and design features to enable rich search experiences.

Required/Minimum 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 Qualifications:

• Demonstrated problem solving and debugging skills.
• 7+ year of experience in  technical engineering experience with coding in languages 
• Specialises in performance engineering and optimisation.
• Solid C++/C#/Java skills with at least 3+ years of C++/C#/Java programming experience. 
• 2+ years of experience working with distributed systems in an agile development environment.
• Excellent communications and cross-group collaboration skills which facilitate interactions across team.

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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.