Microsoft

Principal Software Engineer - AI Experiences, Copilot Engineering

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1 month ago
Redmond, WA, USA or Mountain View, CA, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$143k - $331k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop next-generation Copilot products and features for Windows, Mac, and mobile.
  • Design and develop secure, performant platform services supporting Copilot experiences.
  • Collaborate with platform, infrastructure, application engineering, and research teams on AI products and services.
  • Ship high-quality, well-tested, secure, and maintainable code.
  • Deliver work quickly and iteratively in a fast-paced, design-driven product development cycle.
  • Act as a team expert for AI-assisted and agentic development workflows.
  • Drive adoption of agentic coding tools and define best practices for prompt design, tool usage, and human-in-the-loop systems.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding, or equivalent experience.
  • Coding experience in one or more of C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree with 12+ years of experience, or a bachelor’s degree with 15+ years of experience, or equivalent experience.
  • Extensive hands-on experience using modern AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex, or GitHub Copilot.
  • Track record of improving engineering velocity and code quality through agentic coding tools.

Benefits

  • Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
  • Employees within a 50-mile commute of a designated Microsoft Hub in the U.S. are expected to work from the office at least four days per week, subject to local law and jurisdiction.
  • The position is open for a minimum of five days, with applications accepted until filled.

Tech Stack

Microsoft

About Microsoft

10,000+ employees

Microsoft develops operating systems, productivity software, cloud services, developer tools, and consumer devices for individuals, enterprises, and governments. Its main products include Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, Visual Studio/GitHub, Xbox, and LinkedIn; revenue comes from software subscriptions and licenses, cloud consumption, hardware sales, and advertising. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft is a public company traded on Nasdaq.

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