Software Engineer II-Foundry Agent Platform Team

Overview

Core AI is at the forefront of Microsoft’s mission to redefine how software is built and experienced. We are responsible for building the foundational platforms, services, programming models, and developer experiences that power the next generation of applications using Generative AI. Our work enables developers and enterprises to harness the full potential of AI to create intelligent, adaptive, and transformative software.

The Foundry Agent Platform team builds several foundational areas for Microsoft Foundry to deliver AI capabilities to Azure customers:

• Agent distribution and integration features to help customers bring AI to where users already are
• A unified data layer with strong enterprise guarantees that handles a wide variety of user-facing objects
• Discovery and search features including the public Azure AI Catalog
• Billing and metrics
• Authoring frontier agents to improve our own efficiency

At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. We live this mission every day through a culture that embraces a growth mindset, values diverse perspectives, and encourages continuous learning. We believe in creating an environment where individuals bring their best selves to work, collaborate openly, and build technology that makes a meaningful impact. Join us and help shape the future of the world.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate reliable, scalable billing services and data pipelines that support Microsoft Foundry and Azure AI workloads, including high‑volume usage and telemetry processing.
• Leverage AI and automation techniques to improve billing system accuracy, anomaly detection, validation, and operational efficiency.
• Own the end‑to‑end development of features from design through production, including code quality, testing, monitoring, and live‑site support.
• Collaborate with partner teams across AI platform, commerce, finance, and infrastructure to deliver billing solutions that meet business and customer requirements.
• Apply sound engineering practices to improve system reliability, performance, and maintainability, identifying and resolving issues in complex distributed systems.
• Contribute to technical design discussions and reviews, providing input on architecture, trade‑offs, and implementation details.
• Continuously learn and apply new technologies, tools, and engineering patterns to evolve the billing platform and support future AI innovation.

Qualifications

Required/minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field and 2+ years of professional software engineering experience; or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field and 1+ year of professional software engineering experience; or equivalent practical 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.

Additional or preferred qualifications

• Master'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 Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining production software with high correctness and availability requirements.
• Experience operating cloud‑based services on platforms such as Microsoft Azure, including service reliability, monitoring, and live‑site support.
• Experience applying AI to accelerate software development tasks.

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $131,400 - $215,400 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

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.