Software Engineer 2

Overview

Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world.

Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-time analytics, and business intelligence. The products our portfolio include Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture.

Within Microsoft Fabric, the Platform team builds and operates the unified foundation that brings together all Fabric workloads into a single, cohesive experience. The platform provides shared infrastructure, governance, security, and a unified data model that enables customers to manage their entire data estate in one place. This team is central to delivering Fabric as a complete, end-to-end intelligence platform.

The Fabric Platform Shell team, part of Microsoft IQ, builds the front door to Microsoft Fabric and plays a central role in how customers and AI agents experience the product. We create the shared experiences and platform capabilities that bring Fabric workloads together into a unified, extensible environment. As development becomes increasingly agent-driven, we are evolving the platform to support seamless interactions for both people and AI agents.

We are hiring a Software Engineer || to design and build foundational platform capabilities in an AI-first engineering environment.

We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served.

Responsibilities

• Design and build high-quality shared platform capabilities and experiences.
• Work across full-stack and backend development to deliver scalable, reliable, and intuitive experiences for customers and AI agents.
• Collaborate closely with UX designers, product managers, and engineers throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Demonstrate technical ownership by identifying gaps, solving complex engineering challenges, and delivering high-quality code.
• Leverage AI-assisted and agentic development throughout the software engineering lifecycle, while helping evolve our AI-driven engineering practices to improve productivity, quality, and delivery.
• Contribute to engineering excellence through reliable, secure, performant, and maintainable solutions.

Embody our culture and values

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor'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 Python OR equivalent experience.

Job Requirements: Other & Additional

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/Additional Qualifications

• Experience designing and building scalable cloud services, shared platform capabilities, and/or modern full-stack applications.
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools, coding agents, and agentic workflows throughout the software engineering lifecycle.
• Interest in advancing AI-driven engineering practices to improve developer productivity, software quality, and delivery.
• Experience building modern, high-performance user and developer experiences, including browser-based applications.
• Experience building developer platforms, extensible systems, or modern data and analytics solutions.
• Curiosity, creativity, and a willingness to challenge existing approaches and explore new technologies.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with teams across geographies, solve complex problems, and deliver customer-focused solutions.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOP)

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 reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form (Accessibility | Microsoft Careers).

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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.