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Full Stack Software Engineer

Mountain View, California, United StatesHybridFull Time$100,600–$199,000 /yrPosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Role summary

Join the Bing GenAI team at Microsoft AI to shape the future of AI-powered search. As a Full Stack Software Engineer, you will work across the entire technology stack, building high-performance backend services with C# and distributed systems, and creating responsive user interfaces with modern JavaScript frameworks. This role involves delivering end-to-end features for Microsoft Copilot and Bing, contributing to AI-powered search experiences used by billions. The position requires 4 days per week in-office presence in Mountain View, CA or Redmond, WA. You will be responsible for coding, system monitoring, and staying current with AI developments.

Overview
Shape the future of AI-powered search and help billions of users find answers instantly. The Bing GenAI team, part of Microsoft AI is at the epicenter of Microsoft's AI transformation, creating the intelligent systems and beautiful interfaces that power Microsoft Copilot, Bing generative answers, and next-generation search experiences. As a full stack engineer, you'll have the unique opportunity to work across the entire technology stack, from high-performance backend services to stunning user interfaces.
As a Full Stack Software Engineer on this team, you will work across both backend and frontend systems to deliver end-to-end features for Copilot and Bing. On the backend, you'll work on building modern C#-based service layers, high-performance distributed systems and prompt engineering. On the frontend, you'll build beautiful, responsive experiences using server-side and client-side frameworks. This opportunity will allow you to accelerate your career as a versatile engineer, develop deep expertise across the full technology stack, and gain hands-on experience shipping AI-powered features to billions of users. This position is based in Mountain View, CA or Redmond, WA and requires in-office work 4 days per week.
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

  • Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features.
  • Contributes to the identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product area with little oversight.
  • Creates and implements code for a product, service, or feature, reusing code as applicable.
  • Contributes to efforts to break down larger work items into smaller work items and provides estimation.
  • Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) working on-call to monitor system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions and gains approval to restore system/product/service for simple problems.
  • Remains current in skills by investing time and effort into staying abreast of current developments that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.

Qualifications
Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent 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.

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 with C# and .NET development for backend services.
  • Experience with React or similar modern JavaScript frameworks.
  • Experience with native mobile application development (iOS with Swift and/or Android with Kotlin).
  • Familiarity with AI/ML concepts, large language models, or prompt engineering.

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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, read more about
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