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The People and Work Intelligence (PWI) team builds foundational intelligence capabilities that power Microsoft 365, Copilot. Our mission is to transform organizational productivity by inferring skills and tasks from collaboration signals and constructing knowledge graphs that represent the relationships between people, work, and learning

As a **Senior Software Engineer** on the People and Work Intelligence (PWI) team, you will design and develop advanced inferencing systems and graph-based architectures that power dynamic skill profiles, personalized task recommendations, and organizational knowledge graphs across Microsoft 365, Copilot, and Viva.

You’ll apply large language models (LLMs) for contextual filtering and semantic enrichment, and build scalable graph indexing libraries that support agentic experiences. Your work will directly influence how digital agents understand, reason about, and connect human expertise across enterprise workflows, driving platform-level innovation at the intersection of graph intelligence, task modeling, and generative AI. This role demands strong technical leadership, a deep understanding of distributed systems and AI technologies, and a passion for building intelligent, privacy-aware systems that scale globally.

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 stakeholders to define user requirements and translate them into scalable, high-impact features

+ Contribute to design documentation and identify technical dependencies with minimal oversight

+ Develop and maintain clean, reusable code for services and features, leveraging best practices in software engineering

+ Lead the implementation of new capabilities from concept through deployment, ensuring quality and performance

+ Serve as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), participating in on-call rotations to monitor and restore services

+ Stay current with emerging technologies and apply them to improve system reliability, efficiency, and observability

+ Mentor and support team members, fostering a culture of learning, inclusion, and technical excellence

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 PythonOR equivalent experience.

+ Strong understanding of data modeling, data integration, and API development

+ Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with product managers, and other engineers

+ Hands-on experience using any cloud platform (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP) in a professional or academic project

+ Experience monitoring and maintaining production systems, including on-call responsibilities

+ Commitment to inclusive collaboration, continuous learning, and mentoring others

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 6+ 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 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.

+ 6+ years of experience in software engineering, ideally in enterprise-scale environments

+ Experience contributing to technical roadmaps and long-term platform strategy

+ Experience working in agile or fast-paced environments with shifting priorities

+ Proven experience designing and implementing scalable distributed systems

+ Experience working with graph databases, knowledge graphs, or semantic data models

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $158,400 - $258,000 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

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 14, 2025.

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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .