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Principal Software Engineer - AI Experiences, Copilot Engineering

Microsoft· Software Engineering
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Redmond, WA$142.8k - $274.8kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Principal Software Engineer on the AI Experiences, Copilot Engineering team building distributed AI-powered experiences and agentic computing across Windows, Mac, and mobile; focuses on designing, developing, and shipping AI-enabled Copilot features and platform services with strong emphasis on performance, security, and maintainability.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop next generation products and features for Copilot experiences on Windows, Mac, and mobile.
  • Design and develop secure and performant platform services that support Copilot experiences on Windows, Mac, and mobile.
  • Work collaboratively with platform, infrastructure, application engineers and researchers to build next generation AI products and services.
  • Ship high-quality, well-tested, secure, and maintainable code.
  • Overcome obstacles to deliver work quickly and iteratively to users.
  • Enjoy working in a fast-paced, design-driven, product development cycle.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
  • Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ 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 15+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • Extensive hands-on experience using modern AI coding agents (e.g., Claude Code, Codex, Github Copilot, or similar tools) with a track record of acting as a team expert for AI-assisted/agentic development workflows, driving adoption of agentic coding tools, and defining best practices for prompt design, tool usage, and human-in-the-loop systems.

Skills

Required:Distributed systemsAI integration / agentic development
Nice to have:Prompt design and tool usage for AI systems

Benefits

  • Benefits information is not explicitly listed in the description beyond a link; included as provided in the source.
Last updated Aug 13, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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