Software Engineer II
Role Overview
Join the team that powers the world’s productivity!
Excel is more than a spreadsheet.
It is a global platform relied on by millions of people every day, from students and scientists to business leaders and innovators.
As we embark on the next chapter of intelligent agentic experiences, you have the opportunity to help shape the future of how people work, analyze, and create with Excel.
The Excel Agent team’s mission is to make expert-level Excel capabilities available to everyone.
People describe what they need in plain language, and the agent works in their workbook to help accomplish the task.
It understands workbook context and user intent, plans and completes multi-step tasks using Excel capabilities, and checks its results before reporting back.
We are building an agent people can trust with real work, one that brings in the right context, supports repeatable processes, and delivers results that remain editable and easy to verify.
As a Software Engineer II on the Excel Agent team, you will help design, build, and ship features that combine Excel’s core capabilities with agentic AI.
You will own feature implementation, testing, and production support with minimal guidance while contributing to technical designs with support from more experienced engineers.
You will work across client and service components and gain experience building reliable AI-powered experiences at scale.
This position is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
We are a welcoming and supportive team that values inclusive decision-making, feedback, and shared success.
We use AI throughout our engineering processes while maintaining accountability for the quality and reliability of our work.
We use prototypes and experiments to test ideas and use data and customer feedback to inform our decisions.
We are looking for engineers who can work effectively in a dynamic environment, learn new technologies and systems, and collaborate with others to deliver reliable customer experiences.
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.
Key Skills for This Role
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Required 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/TypeScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
Job Requirements: Other & Additional
- 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
- Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Python OR Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
- Effective communication skills and experience collaborating across cross-functional teams.
- Experience using AI or LLM-based technologies in software development, such as AI-assisted coding, code-generation workflows, automated test generation, AI-assisted debugging, or AI-supported code review.
- Familiarity with LLM-based or agentic systems, including capabilities such as tool use/function calling, workflow orchestration, planning, or evaluation.
- Experience developing and testing client or service software, such as web applications, APIs, cloud services, or distributed systems.
- Experience using engineering practices and tools for source control, automated testing, continuous integration and deployment, monitoring, or production troubleshooting.
- Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $85,800 - CAD $169,300 per year.
- Find additional pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html
- Pour plus d'information au sujet de la rémunération, veuillez cliquer ici: https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html
- Ce poste sera ouvert pendant au moins cinq jours et les candidatures seront acceptées de façon continue jusqu’à ce que le poste soit pourvu.
- This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
- Microsoft est un employeur offrant l’égalité d’accès à l’emploi. Tous les candidats qualifiés seront pris en considération pour l’emploi, sans égard à l’âge, à l’ascendance, à la citoyenneté, à la couleur, aux congés médicaux ou familiaux, à l’identité ou à l’expression de genre, aux renseignements génétiques, à l’état d’immigration, à l’état matrimonial, à l’état de santé, à l’origine nationale, à un éventuel handicap physique ou mental, à l’affiliation politique, au statut de vétéran protégé ou au statut militaire, à la race, à l’ethnie, à la religion, au sexe (y compris la grossesse), à l’orientation sexuelle ou à toute autre caractéristique protégée par les lois, ordonnances et règlements locaux applicables. Si vous avez besoin d’aide avec des accommodements religieux et/ou d’un accommodement raisonnable en raison d’un handicap pendant le processus de candidature, apprenez-en plus sur la demande d’accommodement.
- 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.
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