Software Engineer- CoreAI

About the role

Overview CoreAI's objective is to empower everyone to shape the future with AI. For developers, this means using AI-powered tools and agents to transform the entire software development lifecycle. For organizations, this means moving beyond first-generation AI applications and into a world of dynamic, agentic applications that are designed from the ground up to act on their behalf with intelligence, memory, adaptability, and security at their core. To drive this transformation, CoreAI is building a complete set of AI-powered developer tools, on top of a full-stack AI app and agent factory, with security and trust baked in from the start, that reaches from the cloud to the edge. As a Software Engineer in CoreAI, you will collaborate with engineers, applied scientists, and product teams to build AI-powered developer experiences, intelligent applications, and cloud-scale platforms and services that help customers create, deploy, and operate the next generation of software. You will contribute to projects involving artificial intelligence, machine learning, large language models (LLMs), retrieval systems, agents and agentic applications, developer tools, and distributed cloud services. You will evaluate emerging AI technologies, apply strong engineering fundamentals, and develop solutions that are scalable, reliable, secure, and aligned with Microsoft's responsible AI principles. This opportunity will enable you to deepen your technical expertise while helping shape the future of AI-powered software development. 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. This role is targeting a Summer 2027 (May- September) start date.

Responsibilities Applies engineering principles and AI techniques to solve complex problems through sound and creative engineering. Works with stakeholders to understand user requirements and deliver features, services, and AI-powered experiences. Evaluates and applies emerging AI technologies, including large language models (LLMs), retrieval systems, agents, and agentic applications, to real-world engineering challenges. Contributes to the development of AI-powered developer tools, intelligent applications, agents, and cloud-scale platforms and services. Helps build software that enables customers and developers to create, deploy, and operate next-generation AI-powered applications. Understands and applies Microsoft's Responsible AI principles to ensure systems are trustworthy, secure, safe, and aligned with customer expectations. Learns new engineering methods, AI technologies, tools, and frameworks and incorporates them into daily work. Seeks feedback and applies engineering best practices to improve code quality, maintainability, reliability, and performance. Demonstrates effective time management and collaboration while delivering software projects in a team environment. Contributes to the design, development, testing, debugging, deployment, and operation of software systems and services, considering scalability, reliability, efficiency, and observability. Stays current on advancements in artificial intelligence and software engineering and applies new knowledge to improve products, platforms, and customer experiences.