Would you be excited to drive major changes to a scale service that is critical to the company? Substrate is the data and intelligence platform that enables internal partner teams at Microsoft to build, deploy, and maintain compliant productivity apps and services with reduced effort and faster time to market. We work closely with partners across M365 to enable critical suite-wide scenarios.

The Substrate Core Foundation team is at the heart of Microsoft 365’s infrastructure, powering mission-critical services that serve billions of users. We are seeking a technically strong and visionary Software Engineer 2 to help build COSMIC AURA—an AI-first orchestration platform that will redefine how Microsoft optimizes runtime capacity, workload placement, and operational efficiency across the M365 fleet.

This is a high-impact role where you’ll work at the intersection of AI, cloud infrastructure, and systems engineering to unlock stranded Azure capacity, reduce COGS, and drive hyperscale agility.

 

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.