Software Engineer II
MicrosoftUnited States13 hours ago
Full-timeRemote FriendlyEngineering, Information Technology
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Are you passionate about building intelligent, scalable services that redefine how people manage their time and collaborate in a hybrid work environment? Join the Calendar team within Microsoft’s Time + Places organization, where we are reimagining when, where, and how work happens. Our mission is to create a thriving world by reducing cognitive overload and delivering intelligent, meaningful innovation that empowers individuals and organizations to succeed in the hybrid work era.
As a Software Engineer II, you will contribute to the development of our next-generation scheduling platform, integrating deeply with substrate APIs, Copilot experiences, and other Outlook services. You’ll help deliver modern and intelligent Microsoft Calendar experiences across Monarch and Teams, accelerating innovation and creating a funnel for premium value through Places and Copilot.
This role offers the opportunity to work on critical backend services that support millions of users daily, while also shaping the future of hybrid work through AI-powered scheduling, asynchronous collaboration, and location-aware coordination. You’ll be part of a team that values craftsmanship, reliability, and user impact—building services that help people reclaim their time, connect meaningfully, and achieve more together.
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
Required Qualifications:
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
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 27, 2025.
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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
As a Software Engineer II, you will contribute to the development of our next-generation scheduling platform, integrating deeply with substrate APIs, Copilot experiences, and other Outlook services. You’ll help deliver modern and intelligent Microsoft Calendar experiences across Monarch and Teams, accelerating innovation and creating a funnel for premium value through Places and Copilot.
This role offers the opportunity to work on critical backend services that support millions of users daily, while also shaping the future of hybrid work through AI-powered scheduling, asynchronous collaboration, and location-aware coordination. You’ll be part of a team that values craftsmanship, reliability, and user impact—building services that help people reclaim their time, connect meaningfully, and achieve more together.
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
- Integrate personal and organizational time/location data into the M365 graph to power Copilot and agent-based assistance.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and partner teams to define user requirements and deliver intelligent scheduling solutions that support hybrid work coordination.
- Contributes to the identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product area with little oversight as well as break down larger work items into smaller work items and provides estimation.
- Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) working on-call to monitor system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions and gains approval to restore system/product/service for simple problems.
- Stay current with emerging technologies and AI advancements to deliver transformative Copilot experiences that support calendar planning.
- Design and implement scalable backend services that power Microsoft Calendar experiences across Monarch and Teams, integrating deeply with substrate APIs, Copilot, and Places.
- Participate architectural decisions and engineering excellence to ensure high reliability, performance, and security in alignment with Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative (SFI).
- Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and agile planning processes.
- Embody the Microsoft culture and values.
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.
- Experience using software development agents or assistants to co-develop.
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
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:
- Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- OR equivalent experience.
- Experience with Microsoft Graph, M365 services, or workplace productivity tools.
- Familiarity with AI/Machine Learning concepts, especially in the context of Copilot or agent-based systems.
- Exposure to hybrid work scenarios, calendar systems, or workplace coordination platforms.
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
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 27, 2025.
#T+P
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
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