Overview
Work IQ is Microsoft 365 Copilot’s workplace intelligence layer, enabling AI agents and experiences to securely reason over enterprise data such as emails, meetings, documents, Teams messages, and people signals. Work IQ exposes this intelligence through agent-first interfaces including REST APIs, Agent-to-Agent A2A protocols, CLI tooling, and Model Context Protocol MCP servers, enabling developers to build intelligent, enterprise-aware agents and applications.
We, the M365 Core Asia Pacific Copilot Extensibility Engineering team, are looking for a Senior Software Engineer for Work IQ whose primary engineering focus is building the intelligence platform that connects AI agents to Microsoft 365 knowledge. You will own the design and development of Work IQ's REST and A2A APIs, MCP infrastructure, retrieval and orchestration services, and developer tooling. Your work will shape how agents access, reason over, and act on enterprise knowledge, helping establish Work IQ as the foundation for the next generation of Microsoft 365 Copilot and agent 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.
Responsibilities
- Take ownership of critical product and platform areas of the Work IQ API and related agentic components.
- Set a high technical and quality bar for agentic systems and developer-facing tooling.
- Design and ship performant, reliable terminal experiences that developers depend on for daily work.
- Use data, benchmarks, and direct user feedback to guide iteration and investment.
- Collaborate across org boundaries to enable other teams to build agentic products on top of a shared foundation.
- Influence architecture, technical direction, and engineering standards beyond your immediate team.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:- 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- OR equivalent experience.
Other Requirements:
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 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Pyth
