Software Engineer - Full Stack

Overview

Are you excited about developing cloud services and platform capabilities that help power intelligent experiences for Microsoft customers

The Ada Engineering organization in the India Development Center (IDC) builds infrastructure and operational systems for AI-powered experiences, Copilot services, and large-scale model operations. You will work with engineers across distributed cloud services, AI infrastructure, model serving, capacity management, deployment automation, data platforms, telemetry, and operational tooling.

As a Software Engineer II in Ada Engineering, you will design, implement, test, deploy, and operate production software with support from experienced engineers. You will collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements, contribute to technical designs, break down and estimate work, and improve the reliability and maintainability of services. This opportunity will allow you to deepen your distributed-systems expertise, learn how large-scale AI infrastructure is operated, and develop live-site and engineering practices for reliable cloud services. The role provides flexible work options in accordance with Microsoft policy and team requirements.

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

• Work with appropriate stakeholders to determine user and system requirements for a set of features.
• Contribute to identifying dependencies and developing design documents for a product area with little oversight.
• Create, implement, test, debug, and reuse code for a product, service, platform, or feature.
• Contribute to breaking down larger work items into smaller work items and provide estimates.
• Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) in on-call rotations to monitor services for degradation, downtime, or interruptions and gain approval to restore service for simple problems.
• Remain current in relevant technologies and practices that improve availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, performance, monitoring, and operations at scale.
  
  

Qualifications

Required/Minimum 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.
  

Additional Or Preferred Qualifications

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

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field AND 4+ years of technical engineering experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• OR master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field AND 2+ years of technical engineering experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• OR equivalent experience.
• Experience developing, testing, or operating distributed cloud services, platform infrastructure, or data-intensive systems.
• Enthusiastic about building products in AI-native way by applying generative AI, large language models, agentic workflows, and responsible AI practices to deliver intuitive, reliable, and measurable customer experiences.
  

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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 requesting accommodations.