Member of Technical Staff - Mobile Engineer

Microsoft AI is looking for a talented mobile engineer to help build the next wave of capabilities of our personalized AI assistant, Copilot. We’re looking for someone who will bring an abundance of positive energy, empathy, and kindness to the team every day, in addition to being highly effective. The right candidate enjoys building world-class consumer experiences and products in a fast-paced environment. The Native Engineering team is responsible for leading and building the core experience of Copilot on iOS and Android, while collaborating with our Product Management, Design and AI Research teams. 

Our newly formed organization, Microsoft AI (MAI), is dedicated to advancing Copilot and other consumer AI products and research. The team is responsible for Copilot, Bing, Edge, and generative AI research. Come be a part of the team shaping the future personal computing. 

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.  

By applying to this U.S. Mountain View, CA position, you are required to be local to the San Francisco area and in office 3 days a week. 

Responsibilities

• Care deeply about building outstanding consumer-grade mobile applications. 
• Build consumer grade applications for iOS and/or Android.  
• Ship high-quality, well-tested, secure, and maintainable code.  
• Work collaboratively with our Designers, Product Managers, and AI Researchers to take ambiguous projects and mold them into amazing experiences. 
• Find a path to get things done despite roadblocks to get your work into the hands of users quickly and iteratively.  
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced, design-driven, product development cycle. 
• Embody our Culture and Values.   

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or related technical discipline AND 2+ years technical engineering experience developing mobile applications for Android platforms with coding in languages including, but not limited to, Swift, Kotlin, Objective-C, or Java 
  • OR equivalent experience. 
• Working knowledge of mobile application architecture, design patterns, and UI/UX principles.  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven experience in developing iOS and/or Android applications from the ground up, with a track record of achieving a high number of downloads and maintaining a large base of active users. 
• Contributions to open-source projects.  
  • GitHub repositories will be reviewed as part of the application process.