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Software Engineer 2 - CoreAI

Microsoft· Software Engineering
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Redmond, WA, Mountain View, CA$102.1k - $202.2kfull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Software Engineer 2 on the CoreAI Inventory team at Microsoft. Design, build, and operate cloud-scale services that manage engineering inventory and ownership across Microsoft, evolving Inventory-as-Code and integrating with source control and CI/CD platforms to provide trustworthy ownership data and governance.

Responsibilities

  • Work with product managers, engineers, and partner teams to understand customer requirements and deliver features that improve engineering inventory, ownership, and governance experiences.
  • Design, develop, test, and operate reliable services and developer tools, contributing to technical designs and identifying dependencies with limited oversight.
  • Build and evolve Inventory-as-Code experiences and automation, including validation, reconciliation, governance, and integrations with engineering systems.
  • Deliver high-quality, maintainable code with appropriate testing, telemetry, monitoring, and documentation, with a focus on reliability, scalability, and operational supportability.
  • Break down larger engineering efforts into well-scoped work items, provide estimates, and independently drive assigned features from design through implementation, rollout, and support.
  • Participate as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) in the team's on-call rotation, investigating service degradation and customer issues, restoring service, and contributing to root-cause analysis and preventative improvements.
  • Proactively learn and apply new technologies and engineering practices, including AI-assisted development, to improve developer experiences, service reliability, and engineering efficiency.

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.

Skills

Required:Software design and developmentInventory-as-Code
Nice to have:Distributed systems
Last updated Sep 24, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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