Software Engineer II

Overview

Microsoft AI (MAI) org is accelerating innovation to enable engaging web experience products for every person. As part of the Bing Search Engine team, we focus on doing this at web-scale impacts billions of queries per day and millions of users. If you are excited and passionate about running end to end experiments, creating substantial impact, you will find a home in our team.We are looking for Software Engineers who are excited to work on solving problems on an internet scale. An ideal candidate will have a good understanding of building distributed systems with a focus on building services and data pipelines. We hire people excited to solve the hard problems, eager to work in a larger team of data scientists and engineers and ready to make an impact on how the web works.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.??Starting January 26, 2026, Microsoft AI (MAI) employees who live within a 50- mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. or 25-mile commute of a non-U.S., country-specific location are expected to work from the office at least four days per week. This expectation is subject to local law and may vary by jurisdiction.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable and always available services which deliver high performance applications and services.
• Ability to design and build an efficient data pipeline that can run at scale.
• Obsession about the impact on customer experience.
• Collaborate with different teams across discipline to achieve the above.
  

Qualifications

Required 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.
• 3+ years of professional experience in building large scale distributed systems and services.
• Excellent communication and collaborative skills.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building large scale consumer web applications serving millions of customers.
• Experience with Machine Learning and Natural Language processing.
  

#MicrosoftAIThis 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

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