Software Engineer II - Finance Data & Experiences

Are you passionate about AI, data, and transformative user experiences? Do you bring energy, curiosity, and ownership to your work? The Finance Data & Experiences (FD&E) organization is on a mission to redefine how Microsoft measures, monitors, and optimizes its global business and we’re looking for top talent to join us. This is a unique opportunity to lead with bold ideas, apply cutting-edge technology, and work across Finance, Sales, Marketing, Business Operations, and Product Engineering to deliver high-impact business solutions. The right candidate will thrive in fast-paced, cross-functional environments, bring fresh thinking to complex problems, and be eager to take ownership of end-to-end processes and outcomes. Join us and be part of a team that’s pushing the boundaries of innovation, taking smart risks, and implementing AI to drive business excellence. At FD&E, we foster a culture of customer centricity, innovation, agility, and transparency and we’re building a team that’s ready to help Microsoft chart its next chapter in AI-driven business excellence.  As a Software Engineer II , you will build and operate scalable data, analytics, automation, and AI-powered solutions that help drive business impact across Microsoft. Working closely with engineers, product managers, data scientists, and business stakeholders, you will independently deliver features from design through deployment while leveraging modern cloud technologies, AI capabilities, and engineering practices. You will contribute to data platforms, semantic models, analytics solutions, and AI-enabled experiences that enable data-driven decision making and operational excellence. 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.

Design, develop, test, deploy, and operate scalable cloud-based applications, data platforms, analytics solutions, automation capabilities, and AI-powered experiences using modern Microsoft technologies.  Independently deliver features and components through design, implementation, testing, deployment, monitoring, and operational support with minimal guidance. Use AI tools and practices responsibly throughout the software development lifecycle to improve engineering productivity, solution quality, testing, debugging, and operational effectiveness. Apply engineering fundamentals to build high-quality, maintainable, secure, and well-tested solutions while improving reliability, scalability, performance, and observability. Develop and execute test strategies for assigned features, leveraging automated testing and AI-assisted testing tools to improve quality, prevent regressions, and validate security requirements. Create technical designs and specifications for scoped features, incorporating telemetry, monitoring, security, compliance, resiliency, and operational considerations. Design, build, and optimize data pipelines, semantic models, data products, analytics solutions, and AI-enabled capabilities that drive business insights and decision making. Analyze production issues, troubleshoot complex problems, conduct root cause analysis, and leverage telemetry and diagnostics to improve service reliability and customer experience. Collaborate with engineers, product managers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to understand requirements, identify dependencies, and deliver integrated customer-focused solutions. Contribute to architecture and design discussions by evaluating design alternatives, documenting tradeoffs, providing feedback on solution architecture, and owning design decisions within assigned feature areas. Apply secure engineering practices and participate in