New 
Software Engineer II
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Oct 26, 2025 | |
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OverviewAny Developer. Any App. Any Platform. Microsoft continues to make big investments to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. The Developer Division at Microsoft creates modern tools and services that help developers build intelligent apps and services for a variety of platforms, including Windows, iOS, Android, and Azure-Microsoft's cloud-and many more. The Developer Division builds developer tools (Visual Studio & Visual Studio Code) and designs & develops compilers and runtimes for C#, Java, Go, Rust, TypeScript (JavaScript), C++, and Python. Increasingly, these tools and runtimes are enhanced by AI capabilities-from intelligent code completion and diagnostics to AI-assisted debugging, analysis, and documentation. Our tools help a wide spectrum of developers, from professional engineers to middle school students. We create solutions together in a rich, collaborative environment, and while we work hard together, work/life balance and having fun are also core values. Make your mark, learn about a wide array of technologies-including generative AI and intelligent developer assistance-make an impact, and help our customers be the most productive and successful developers in the world. Our Go compilers and tools team is looking for a Software Engineer II who has a passion for learning new technologies, collaborating across teams, and applying AI-powered development workflows to make the work of Go developers more productive, satisfying, and enjoyable. In this role, you will work closely with product groups across Microsoft to gather requirements and develop both traditional and AI-assisted tooling improvements for Go. You'll join a team that supports Go at Microsoft while collaborating and sharing these innovations with the broader Go open-source community. You'll be working alongside some of the most talented engineers at Microsoft on high-impact internal systems programming workloads, helping shape the future of AI-assisted developer productivity. 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 Contribute to the design and implementation of the Go compiler and tools ecosystem, including AI-enhanced developer experiences such as code generation, diagnostics, and performance analysis.Work with a combination of open and closed-source developer tools technologies, focused on delivering Go toolset improvements that integrate intelligent code assistance and AI-powered analysis.Represent Microsoft in the Go open-source community, sharing AI-related learnings and improvements where possible.Leverage your collaboration and communication skills to partner with internal teams on direction, priorities, and guidance around Go best practices and the responsible use of AI in development workflows.Explore new opportunities to incorporate generative AI, large language models, and other emerging technologies into compiler tooling, developer experience, and test automation. | |