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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer II - **Company:** Microsoft - **Location:** Redmond, WA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $102,100.0 - $202,200.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Online Services, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Command-Line Interface, Code Generation, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Software Debugging, Programming Tools, Python (Programming Language), Pair Programming, Software Engineering, GitHub Copilot, Large Language Models, Multi-Agent Systems, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Information Technology, Build Tools, Virtual Agents, GPT - **Published:** August 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.jobmonkeyjobs.com/career/27905671/Software-Engineer-Ii-Washington-Redmond-1210 ## About the Role * 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. 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 Qualifications: * Hands-on experience with AI-powered developer tooling and coding assistants, such as: * GitHub Copilot and Copilot Workspace - AI pair programming, CLI, and task-oriented development * Claude Code - agentic CLI for autonomous software engineering tasks * OpenAI Codex / ChatGPT - LLM-based code generation and explanation * Cursor - AI-native code editor with inline generation and multi-file edits * Prior experience using agentic plugins, agents, skills, hooks, etc. * Prior experience building with Agent SDKs, large language models (LLMs), prompt engineering, or AI orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangChain, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, LlamaIndex, or similar). * Familiarity with agentic AI development patterns - multi-step reasoning, tool/function calling, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and human-in-the-loop workflows. * Experience dogfooding, evaluating, and forming opinions on emerging AI developer tools, and translating those insights into team-wide best practices. * Background in developer tooling, build systems, CI/CD pipelines, or engineering systems at scale. * Proven experience as a Software Engineer delivering large-scale, production-quality systems. * Solid software engineering fundamentals: system design, algorithms, testing, debugging, and code review. * Demonstrated ability to lead technical direction and mentor peers in a collaborative team environment. * Comfort working in ambiguous, fast-moving problem spaces where best practices are still being established. #CAP #CTO #CAPHiring ## Description * Own and deliver complete features across the development lifecycle, including design, architecture, implementation, testability, debugging, shipping, and servicing. * Use AI in your daily coding and advocate to the team and customers an evolving state-of-the-art of how best to do this. * Demonstrate resiliency to experiment and try multiple AI approaches that may not work - because no one has tried them before. * Provide mentorship and coaching to engineers in, and beyond, your team. * Write and review clean, well-thought-out code with an emphasis on quality, performance, simplicity, durability, scalability, and maintainability. * Contribute positively to a culture where everyone can bring their full and authentic self and where we do our best work as a result. ## Related Videos - [ Evaluating AI models for code comprehension](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1462-evaluating-ai-models-for-code-comprehension) - [From Syntax to Singularity: AI’s Impact on Developer Roles](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/900-from-syntax-to-singularity-ai-s-impact-on-developer-roles) - [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering) - [Are Code Reviews Worth It? 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