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Senior Software Engineer - Microsoft AI, Copilot

Microsoft
New York City, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 16 Jun 2026
💰 $261,000/yr($119,800/yr$261,000/yr)

About the role

Overview

As Microsoft continues to redefine the future of AI, we are seeking passionate engineers to tackle some of the most complex and impactful challenges of our time. Our vision is bold — to build intelligent systems that deeply understand users and adapt across agents, applications, services, and infrastructure. 
 
This role focuses on building distributed systems and APIs that power adaptive, context-aware experiences across Microsoft AI. We aim to make Copilot feel like your Copilot — responsive to your preferences, workflows, and goals — while preserving privacy, security, performance, and scale. 

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to lead the design and development of distributed data infrastructure, APIs and personalization pipelines that drive Copilot’s intelligence. You will work across Microsoft AI and Copilot teams. 

You will possess a methodical approach to problem-solving, proficiency in backend technologies, a familiarity with applied AI and its unique challenges, and the ability to architect solutions that stand the test of time. The right candidate is hands-on and enjoys building world-class consumer experiences and products in a fast-paced environment. A key skill is the judgment to make the right risk vs velocity and value decisions. 

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
  • Architect scalable, low-latency systems/data pipelines for ingesting, processing, and serving personalized signals.
  • Design, build, and maintain robust pipelines for telemetry, product usage, and experimentation data. 
  • Design data models and APIs that enable Copilot to reason about user context, preferences, and history.
  • Build real-time and batch personalization engines that adapt Copilot’s behavior.
  • Collaborate with privacy, security, and responsible AI teams to ensure personalization is safe, transparent, and user-controlled.
  • Optimize for performance, reliability, and cost across diverse workloads and geographies.
  • Ship high-quality, well-tested, secure, and maintainable code.  
  • 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 Cultureand Values.   


Qualifications

Required Qualifications: