**Overview** **Job Title: Principal Software Engineer – Microsoft 365 Copilot (India)** **Have a personalized AI assistant you can talk to. Enable AI agents using MCP. Build for billions of users.** If any of these excite you—how about all of them? This is what the Microsoft 365 Copilot Windows App team does every day. We are on a mission to redefine how people interact with their devices by building intelligent, multimodal, and deeply integrated AI experiences into Windows. We are looking for passionate engineers who are driven to change the course of technology and bring AI to billions. As part of the Microsoft 365 Copilot India team, you will help shape the future of productivity by building the flagship Microsoft 365 Copilot App on Windows. Your work will directly impact how users engage with voice, vision, and context-aware AI agents--powered by MCP. With a rapidly growing footprint, this is your opportunity to build at scale with purpose. **What You Will Do:** + Design and implement intelligent features that leverage voice, camera, and screen context to assist users in real time. + Build and optimize agentic workflows using MCP to enable autonomous task execution across apps and services. + Own the end-to-end planning, design, implementation, adoption, and monitoring of critical AI capabilities. + Collaborate with cross-functional teams across Windows, Office, and Azure to deliver seamless, high-performance experiences. + Drive engineering excellence through test automation, robust design, and continuous feedback. + Be part of a team that’s building the future of AI-first computing. + Work on cutting-edge features like real-time voice and vision, agentic OS concepts, and Copilot extensibility. + Help shape the future of productivity for a global user base of over a billion Windows devices. + Collaborate with some of the best minds across Microsoft’s global engineering teams. Join us and be a part of the AI revolution—right from your desktop. 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** + Implement intelligent features that leverage voice, camera, and screen context to assist users in real time. + Build and optimize agentic workflows using MCP to enable autonomous task execution across apps and services. + Own the end-to-end planning, design, implementation, adoption, and monitoring of critical AI capabilities. + Collaborate with cross-functional teams across Windows, Office, and Azure to deliver seamless, high-performance experiences. + Drive engineering excellence through test automation, robust design, and continuous feedback. **Qualifications** **Required Qualifications:** + Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. + OR equivalent experience. + Strong problem-solving skills and ability to design efficient algorithms and data structures. + Ability to independently handle design and implementation of features of moderate to high complexity. + Experience with agile development practices and large-scale commercial product cycles. + Exposure to multimodal input (voice, vision) or AI-powered UX is a plus. **Preferred Qualifications:** + Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. + OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. + OR equivalent experience. \#GXP 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. (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html)