The Substrate Core Foundation Performance team powers the infrastructure that underpins Microsoft 365’s most critical services. We are a high-impact, forward-looking team focused on building intelligent, scalable, and cost-efficient platforms that enable Microsoft to deliver world-class productivity experiences to billions of users. Our mission is to drive operational excellence and innovation across the M365 fleet by leveraging AI, automation, and deep platform integration.
We are looking for a passionate and growth-oriented Software Engineer 2 to join our team in building a unified attribution platform that drives financial accountability and operational efficiency across Microsoft’s shared infrastructure. This role offers an opportunity to work on impactful systems that enable accurate cost attribution, usage transparency, and optimization insights across FinOps platforms. This system aims to improve cost visibility, drive accountability, and incentivize optimization by aligning expenses with actual usage. The initiative is designed to scale through standardized telemetry ingestion, automated reporting, and integration with FinOps systems, enabling sustained savings and operational discipline in future fiscal years.
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.