Principal Software Engineer

Do you want to enable Copilots to be able to engage users around the world on any platform including the web Teams Facebook Slack and IVR voice systems Microsoft Copilot Studio is a global distributed Azure service responsible for providing the copilot platform and experience for all customers to create copilots by leveraging highly scalable multi-tenant microservices that make copilot building simple We are looking for an exceptional Principal Software Engineer who is passionate about our vision to enable copilots to engage with users in meaningful and robust ways Copilots are a multi-billion-dollar opportunity for Microsoft supports the Citizen Application Platform CAP aka Power Platform pro-developers building on top of Azure as well as extensions to M365 through Teams and Outlook Together this allows Azure Bot Service to both generate its own revenue for Microsoft as well as to drive revenue through M365 and Power Platform licenses The Copilot studio team seeks an adept engineer to drive the technical intricacies of diverse middle tier and backend service projects across Azure Cognitive Services storage caching messaging services Teams Entra AAD and beyond Collaboration is at our core valuing every team member s input As a software engineer you ll spearhead the design implementation and upkeep of large-scale services and APIs within Azure Your focus will be on crafting highly scalable low-latency always-on and cost-effective solutions Championing optimal design and architecture you ll influence peers and establish best practices Collaborating across teams you ll integrate products like Microsoft Copilot Studio Teams Digital Contact Center Outlook and SharePoint You ll own features from development to production prioritizing automated testing for scalable quality-driven continuous delivery Our agile data-centric environment empowers engineers to innovate and scale ideas swiftly Knowledge of running Azure or similarly scaled services is a plus as is experience delivering world-class distributed services using including security and privacy reviews service deployment SDL least privilege operational processes customer-centric support Learn more about Azure Bot Service here conversationalai copilotstudio azurebotservice 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 Collaborate with partner teams both service and data science to deliver end-to-end systems and experiences Investigate and prototype new technologies and frame works in Azure Design implement and test server-side code related to Routing Manageability and Compute Hosting Ensure availability latency scalability needs addressed by engineering reliability into software and systems Focus on operability of the service including security privacy resiliency Business Continuity disaster recovery Contribute to team-wide infrastructure investments Review and influence ongoing design architecture standards and methods for operating services or systems Maintain an unwavering focus on Quality of Service Execute with high accountability Qualifications Required Qualifications Bachelor s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 15 years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including but not limited to C C C Java JavaScript or Python OR equivalent experience Excellent communication and presentation skills Comfortable in having conversations with senior stakeholders at different levels and a self starter to drive outcomes 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 Bachelor s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 15 years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including but not limited to C C C Java JavaScript or Python OR equivalent experience 15 years of experience delivering commercial software products 15 years of experience in at least one of the following C Java C distributed systems REST APIs web services Minimum 15 years of experience in software development using Net C Web API REST Minimum 8 years of experience in distributed computing Minimum of a bachelor s degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Software Design Software Engineering or a related field or equivalent alternative education skills and or practical experience is required 10 years of industry experience in service development successfully shipping services through multiple releases The ideal candidate is an experienced Software Development Engineer with a proven track record of delivering products Familiarity with chat bots and NLP concepts is a plus but not required Experience with Azure cloud platform or equivalent Real-world experience developing large scale online services with robust performance resiliency telemetry and security Experience developing service to service protocols Experience with service and user identity models access or identity token acquisition and management Comfortable driving complex server client architecture across large product teams Solid collaboration skills with the ability to work in a dynamic agile environment A passion for improving engineering practices and producing high quality software Self-motivated and customer focused Solid written and verbal communication skills Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer All qualified applicants will receive 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