Software Engineer

Imagine being part of the team that powers the engineering backbone of one of the world’s largest tech companies. At Microsoft, the 1ES Hosted Service Team designs, maintains, automates, and secures internal Source Code services used by thousands of developers across the globe. You’ll be joining a team that builds secure, compliant, and scalable systems that directly impact how software is developed company-wide. Your work will help create environments that developers trust and rely on every day. Our team is also deeply involved in standing up new AI-related services across Microsoft, including the MCP Registry, a foundational protocol for AI agent orchestration, and the enterprise deployment of LLM Model repository for secure model hosting and consumption. These efforts position us at the center of Microsoft’s agentic ecosystem, enabling developers to build intelligent applications with cutting-edge tools.

As a Software Engineer on the Hosted Service Team, you’ll deliver ready-to-code environments enhanced with AI capabilities to streamline engineering workflows and improve security posture. You’ll work on services that support product development best practices, tackle complex technical challenges, and collaborate across teams to solve problems on a scale.

This Opportunity Will Allow You To

Accelerate your career growth by working on high-impact systems used across Microsoft.

Develop deep technical and operational expertise in secure software infrastructure and AI Integration.

Hone your problem-solving and collaboration skills while embracing a challenger mindset.

Embrace AI-centric engineering by contributing to services like MCP Registry and internal LLM model repositories, and learning how to build and scale intelligent systems.

This role may offer flexible work options, including partial remote work depending on team and business needs.

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.

#CoreAI, #1ES

Responsibilities

Collaborate with stakeholders to understand user requirements and translate them into actionable technical plans.

Contribute to design documentation, identify dependencies, and assist in breaking down work items into tasks with accurate estimations.

Implement and maintain code for features and services, reusing components where applicable and learning from guidance.

Demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills, fostering teamwork and accountability across engineering and partner teams.

Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) for monitoring and responding to system degradation or downtime, following established playbooks.

Manage crisis situations involving complex technical issues and diverse audiences with empathy and clarity.

Conduct technical reviews and develop action plans in collaboration with internal and external teams.

Continuously seek new knowledge to improve system availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance at scale.

Contribute to Microsoft’s AI infrastructure by supporting services like MCP Registry and internal LLM model repositories, helping shape the future of intelligent software development.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

• OR equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

• OR related technical field AND technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript,

• OR Python

• OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

• OR equivalent experience.

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.

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.