New 
Software Engineer II - People Skills Data Platform
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Oct 30, 2025 | |
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OverviewThe People Skills Data Platform team owns the data infrastructure and integration layer for the Microsoft People Intelligence ecosystem. Our charter includes:Designing and maintaining data connectors and pipelines that ingest, transform, and synchronize skills and people intelligence data across Microsoft systems and external sources.Ensuring data scalability, schema definition, and governance across the People Intelligence space to enable interoperability and consistency.Driving reliability, performance, and observability through robust engineering and operational practices.Building telemetry, alerting, and health monitoring frameworks to continuously improve service quality.Implementing compliance, privacy, and licensing enforcement across all data movement and processing layers.Partnering with Viva Learning, Graph, and Copilot teams to ensure secure and high-quality data availability.We are looking for a Software Engineer II - People Skills Data Platform. For this Role you will design, develop, and operate data connectors, pipelines, and schema models for the People Skills Data Platform. This role is central to enabling skills' intelligence across Microsoft Viva and M365 Copilot, empowering organizations to manage and grow workforce skills through AI-driven insights and scalable data solutions. 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 Develop and maintain data pipelines for effective ingestion, transformation, and synchronization of skills and people intelligence data.Design and enhance data connectors to support seamless integration between Microsoft platforms and external sources.Define and update data schemas to ensure consistency and interoperability within the People Intelligence ecosystem.Improve system reliability and operational visibility by advancing telemetry and monitoring capabilities.Collaborate with partner teams to safeguard data integrity, compliance, and privacy across all workflows.Engage in code reviews, participate in on-call rotations, and drive continuous improvement using AI-driven approaches for engineering and operational excellence. | |