Software Engineer II

Microsoft updated its Hyderabad opening for a **Software Engineer II on July 28, 2026**. The full-time, on-site role sits in Commercial Engineering and AI and focuses on a large commercial data platform that turns operational and business data into trusted metrics, recommendations and agent-assisted actions. Applications remain open on the [official Microsoft Careers listing](https://apply.careers.microsoft.com/careers/job/1970393556944003?hl=en). Microsoft says the position will remain open for at least five days and may continue accepting applications until it is filled; it does not publish a fixed closing date.

## The role spans data pipelines, models and AI agents

The engineer will design and operate large-scale ingestion and transformation pipelines, then shape raw information into canonical and curated data products. The work includes data modelling, schema design, performance and cost trade-offs, telemetry analysis and the delivery of business metrics. Microsoft also expects the engineer to help build AI agents that route natural-language questions to the right data skills and return grounded answers.

The listed platform includes Fabric OneLake, Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Azure Synapse, Azure Databricks, Spark, Azure SQL Hyperscale and Cosmos DB. The agent layer may involve Azure AI Foundry, Copilot Studio, model orchestration, retrieval grounding, natural-language-to-SQL or DAX, FastAPI applications and MCP endpoints. Applicants should read those technologies as the employer's working environment, not as a requirement to claim experience with every named product.

## Microsoft asks for 3-5 years in software or data engineering

The minimum experience stated is three to five years building production data pipelines at scale. Candidates need strong Python and/or Scala programming skills, expert SQL, experience with distributed data processing such as Spark or Databricks, and familiarity with cloud data lakes such as ADLS Gen2 or Fabric OneLake. The listing also asks for experience designing curated or semantic data models, delivering key performance indicators and working with data governance, security, lineage and quality controls.

Experience with agentic or large-language-model applications is preferred rather than stated as a minimum. Relevant examples include orchestration, retrieval-augmented generation, grounding, skill routing, evaluation, fine-tuning and MCP-based integrations. Candidates should keep the distinction clear in their resume: the required data-engineering foundation carries more weight than an unsupported list of AI tools.

## The position is fully on-site in Hyderabad

Microsoft lists the workplace as fully on-site in Hyderabad, Telangana. Applicants should be prepared for regular office attendance and should not treat the role as remote or hybrid. The employer may also require Microsoft, customer or government security screening, including its cloud background-check process after hiring and periodically thereafter.

The vacancy is aimed at experienced engineers, not fresh graduates. A useful application should show production ownership: the scale of a pipeline, the reliability or cost problem solved, the data model designed, and the measurable result. Candidates comparing this opening with a wider set of roles can also review Pagalishor's earlier [India IT hiring snapshot](https://www.pagalishor.in/articles/it-tech-hiring-may-2026-fresher-roles-stay-selective), while relying on Microsoft's current listing for this vacancy.

## Apply while the employer still marks the opening active

Open the official listing, sign in or create a Microsoft Careers profile, and complete the application for job reference 1970393556944003. Upload a current resume that connects the stated requirements to specific production work. Include Python, Scala, SQL, Spark, Databricks, Synapse, Fabric or data-lake experience only where it is accurate and demonstrable.

Microsoft does not give a final application date. Its notice says the role will be open for at least five days from the July 28 update and then may remain available until filled. Check that the page still shows an active apply option before spending time tailoring documents.

## Frequently asked questions

Q: Is this Microsoft Software Engineer II role remote? A: No. Microsoft lists the Hyderabad position as fully on-site.

Q: How much experience does Microsoft require? A: The listing asks for three to five years of software or data-engineering experience building production data pipelines at scale.

Q: What is the application deadline? A: Microsoft gives no fixed closing date. It says the role will stay open for at least five days and may remain available until filled, so candidates should confirm the apply option is active.