Software Engineer 2

Overview Microsoft’s vision is to democratize AI to enable every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. With a growth mindset, we innovate to empower others, collaborate toward shared goals, and uphold respect, integrity, and accountability—fostering a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive. The Azure MultiModal Intelligence (MMI) team drives the development of advanced cognitive services across documents, video, image, and audio, powering scenarios such as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), robotic automation processing (RAP), knowledge retrieval, agentic services and many more. Within this broad charter, we are seeking engineers to focus on advancing document intelligence—building best-in-class cloud and on-premises solutions that leverage deep learning and Large Language Models (LLMs) to help businesses automate document processing intelligently with AI. Come join a creative and dedicated team of engineers! You’ll gain first-hand experience building AI products that are compliant, secure, reliable, and high-performing—serving millions of requests worldwide. To learn more about our team, check out this document. Responsibilities We are looking for a technically experienced, hands-on Software Engineer in building the next generation document understanding service. Key responsibilities include: • Design, develop, and improve scalable components and capabilities for Azure Document Intelligence and Content Understanding services, with a focus on quality, reliability, performance, compliance and maintainability. • Build and enhance testing, evaluation, automation, and telemetry to measure product quality, identify regressions, and continuously improve service performance. • Effectively leverage AI-assisted development to accelerate engineering productivity, while applying technical judgment to validate AI-generated output and maintaining full ownership of delivered solutions. • Collaborate across engineering and product teams to design and deliver innovative, customer-focused solutions. Qualifications Qualification • 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. • 2+ years of software engineering experience designing, developing, testing, and operating production software systems. • Demonstrated backend development skills, with experience in one or more of the following: Azure or other cloud platforms, C#/Python/C++, REST APIs, SQL, CI/CD, DevOps, containers, and distributed services. • Equipped with problem-solving, coding, debugging, and system design skills, with a demonstrated focus on quality, performance, reliability, and engineering excellence • Ability to effectively leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity, while applying sound engineering judgment to review, test, and validate AI-generated outputs and maintaining accountability for delivered solutions. 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.