New

AI Engineer II

Microsoft
$100,600.00 - $199,000.00 / yr
United States, Washington, Redmond
Feb 12, 2026
Overview In the 1980s, MicrosoftOfficerevolutionizedglobal industries andempoweredthe modern information worker bymovingknowledge workfrom typewritersandphysicalledgers toMicrosoft Office.Today, you are looking atanopportunityatMicrosoft Office AI Teamto drive thenextrevolutionin history,evolving Office from adigitaltoolintoan intelligentcopilot,asanAI Engineer.Sittingat the intersection of agentic AI and next-generation multi-modal intelligence,you aremissionedtodefinetransformative AI solutions across Microsoft 365, empowering hundreds of millions of users to work and create naturally throughtext,voiceandvision-based experiences. Achieving such goalsrequires more thanjust technical depth; it demands auniquemastery-theabilitytodeeply understand,build, andorchestratetheend-to-end intelligencethat defineshowAIbehaves. You will step beyond traditional boundaries tooperateas a multidisciplinary engineer, seamlessly bridging Software Engineering (SWE), Applied Science (AS), Product, and Design to ensure thetrue power ofML/LLMmodelsare fullyharnessedtotranslatecutting-edgecapabilities into secure, reliable, and delightful user experiences. Together, you will deliverintelligentbreakthrough multi-modal systems powering Copilotagenticexperiences across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and beyond. As an AI Engineer, you will design, build, and ship production-grade agentic and/ormulti-modal AI systems that integrate directly into core M365Copilotexperiences.Through your dedication,the future is in your hand toset the industry barwithautonomous agents, multi-agent frameworks, and LLM-powered workflows that fuse text, voice, and vision to translate user intent into high-quality outcomes atglobalscale. If you are passionate about advancing the frontiers of AI and shaping how people interact with technology, we invite you to join our mission. Responsibilities Prototype and iterate on AI agent experiences that reimagine Office workflows,rapidly,validatingfeasibility, UX, and technical approaches, while pushing thefrontier of the agent-drivenproductivity. Ship features byoperatingat the true intersection of AS and SWE, where a single AI engineer can unlock disproportionate impact by translating model capability and product intent into intelligent, production-ready systems. Design and develop tools and evaluation frameworks toobserveand monitor real-time agent health, investigate customer feedback, and build continuous learning systems for end-to-end AI workflows. Invent and lead industry-defining multimodal AI experiences across Microsoft 365by exploring new interaction paradigms and system architectures that unlockand definenaturaluserinterfacebetween human and AI. Continuous learning andstaycurrent with advances in generative AI and software engineering. Invest time in learning new tools and frameworks, propose improvements to build processes, and share knowledge with colleagues. EmbodyMicrosoft culture and values. Qualifications Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering,or related technical fieldAND2+ years technical engineering experience including some production experience building applications with LLMsand/or deployingML/LLM/agent systemswith coding in languages including, but not limited to,Python, Typescript/Javascript,C, C++,orC# Preferred Qualifications 1+yearofexperience training, fine-tuning, and evaluating ML/LLM models, including data preparation, experiment design, offline/online validation, and performance optimization. Course work,researchorrelevant trainingin ML/AI/LLMs, with a demonstratedtrack recordof pushing into new interdisciplinary areas at the intersection of applied science, engineering, and product. Proven experience orchestrating agentic systems in production, including prompt design, tool/function calling, context and memory management, routing/planning, and evaluation. Understanding of async programming patterns, microservices architecture, and event-driven systems Growth mindset, resilience, and excellent communication & collaboration skills. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you needassistanceand/ora reasonableaccommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a requestvia theAccommodation request form. Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work. 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 requesting accommodations.