Overview
Microsoft Viva Insights (also known as
Copilot Analytics) empowers organizations to thrive in the era of AI-powered work. As part of Microsoft 365 Copilot, it delivers privacy-protected, data-driven insights through a unified experience that helps organizations maximize the impact of their workforce by understanding and accelerating the adoption of Copilot and Agents.
Our team builds this platform using cutting-edge AI and large-scale data systems to surface actionable insights from collaboration and business signals. We're hiring a Backend
Software Engineer II to help deliver intuitive, AI-powered experiences that enable customers to understand work patterns, optimize collaboration, and realize potential by unlocking the full value of Microsoft Copilot. We also use generative AI extensively in our own development process to move fast, learn continuously, and deliver customer value at scale.
In the fast-moving world of AI innovation, we operate with a startup mindsetagile, customer-obsessed, and deeply collaborative. Our inclusive, growth-oriented culture is grounded in Microsoft's mission to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more.
We run as a start-up, encouraging team members to share a sense of founder-ism. Team members engage directly with customers, iterate rapidly, and focus on solving the needs of employees around the world. Our culture is inclusive, casual, and motivated. Our team celebrates diverse backgrounds, and values passion for serving our customers. Our team has a keen sense of accountability and provides its members with opportunities for learning and career growth.
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
- Develops and maintains CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps, automating build, test, and deployment while integrating AI/ML for predictive diagnostics and intelligent automation.
- Applies best practices of CI/CD, infrastructure as code, observability, and debugging to ensure fast and smooth delivery of software products.
- Drives efficiency by developing scripts and/or automation and leveraging telemetry data to identify patterns and trends that drive continuous improvement.
- Build tools/bots and leverage AI to improve developer productivity, contribute ideas to continuously improve our systems, and drive actionable code and product quality feedback.
- Responsible for the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and/or performance of supported infrastructure and services.
- Resolves issues with services, minimizes customer impact, and documents solutions that inform ongoing improvements and prevent the recurrence of similar issues.
- Partners closely with internal customers and engineering teams to conduct root cause analyses, share end-to-end expertise in services, and to mitigate and resolve issues.
- Adheres to security and compliance standards and works with security and compliance teams to identify and address relevant issues.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- OR equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, service engineering, or systems engineering OR equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of experience in cloud computing and DevOps.
- 3+ years of experience working on large scale cloud applications.
- Experience developing code, scripts, systems, and/or tools that support Infrastructure such as Code and Automation.
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 Qualificaitons
- Good technical understanding on .NET Core, Kubernetes, Docker, Azure services, PowerShell, Python, Scala.
- Demonstrated solid working knowledge on Azure / AWS / GCP / Kubernetes.
- Solid analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.
- Familiar with Agile/Scrum/Lean Methodology.
- Evaluate current services and drive performance, availability, and supportability improvements.
- Drive increased efficiencies through automation and reduction in operational expenditure.
- Develop test plans/cases, conditions, and scenarios in support of ongoing applications and infrastructure.
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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
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