Senior Software Engineer-Word Copilot

Come join Word NLX (Natural Language Experiences) team to work on state-of-the-art services, platforms, distributed systems, user experiences, and modern technology to deliver the next generation of productivity experiences used by hundreds of millions of users daily! We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer with passion for full stack development to join our Word Copilot team. 

At the core of our mission lies the pursuit of next-generation productivity experiences. We envision a world where work becomes more intuitive, efficient, and creative. To achieve this, we’ve harnessed the power of large language models (LLMs) using Microsoft 365 Copilot. 

Microsoft 365 Copilot is your steadfast companion in the world of work. Copilot in Word provides the first draft that one can edit and iterate upon. It writes, edits, summarizes, and creates alongside you. We’ve taken bold steps, enabling Copilot in Word to empower millions of users. But our journey has just begun. Challenges abound—fine-tuning prompts, ensuring responsible AI, providing grounded but creative content, adapting to diverse writing styles and meeting ever-increasing user expectations.   

Our commitment extends beyond productivity. We’ve woven Copilot into the fabric of enterprise security and privacy. As we reimagine work, we invite you to join us on this transformative journey. Let’s turn words into impact, one keystroke at a time. 

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in creating next generation productivity experiences. 

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and develop innovative features for Word Copilot. You’ll work on full-stack development, from crafting intuitive front-end interfaces to building robust back-end services. Leverage state-of-the-art LLM and other ML models to create intelligent agents that assist users in real time and customize Word Copilot to meet the unique needs of individual users and organizations.  

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

• Establish long term technical strategy and direction for Word Copilot, create and improve architecture designs for Word Copilot technical challenges that involve multiple teams and services.  
• Design, produce and deliver software to improve the reliability, scalability, performance, security, efficiency, etc. of a service.  
• Drive the engineering culture to strive for a scalable architecture, operational excellence, experimentation driven culture, growth mindset, and being customer obsessed.  
• Driving innovation and changes by influencing, l