Job description
The Senior AI Engineer role on the Microsoft Office AI team focuses on creating AI-native work experiences across Copilot in Office and Copilot Cowork. The position involves understanding domain-specific workflows and collaborating with customers to translate insights into practical AI solutions. The engineer will prototype, build, and improve production-grade domain agents while ensuring they meet real customer needs. This role requires a blend of technical expertise and customer engagement to drive innovation in AI-driven productivity.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
- 4+ years of professional software development experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, Python, Typescript/Javascript, C, C++, or C#.
- 2+ years of experience training, fine-tuning, and evaluating ML/LLM models, including data preparation, experiment design, offline/online validation, and performance optimization.
- 2+ years of production experience architecting and deploying applications with LLMs and/or agent systems.
- Proven track record of technical leadership, including orchestrating complex agentic systems in production.
- Deep understanding of async programming patterns, microservices architecture, and event-driven systems.
Responsibilities
- Architect, prototype, and lead the iteration on AI agent experiences that reimagine domain-specific workflows across Copilot in Office and Copilot Cowork.
- Drive the delivery of features by translating customer needs, domain knowledge, model capability, and product intent into intelligent, production-ready systems.
- Design evaluation frameworks and observability tools to monitor real-time agent health and investigate customer feedback.
- Invent and lead industry-defining domain-specialized agent experiences by working directly with customers and domain experts.
- Cultivate a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning while mentoring coworkers to elevate the technical bar of the team.
Benefits
- Employees at Microsoft are often offered comprehensive, “world-class” benefits—including health and mental-wellness programs, competitive pay with bonuses and stock awards, and retirement/savings options. Time-off and flexibility are common, with generous vacation and holidays, parental and caregiver leave, and flexible work schedules, alongside learning support, employee resource groups, product discounts, and matching-gifts/volunteering programs. Specific benefits can vary by region.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Microsoft Corporation
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
503
FY2026
Approval rate
96.0%
FY2026
LCA certified
3,062
FY2026
Entry-level share
5.7%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
-64%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-83%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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