Microsoft copilot studio developer

Experience

The candidate should have 2–7 years of overall IT experience with hands-on experience in Microsoft Power Platform and AI-driven solutions.

Minimum 1–2 years of hands-on experience in developing AI Agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio.

Experience in designing, developing, testing, and deploying Copilot Studio Agents for business use cases.

Technical Skills & Requirements

AI & Copilot Studio Expertise

Good understanding of AI concepts, Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), and AI Agent architecture.

Hands-on experience with Microsoft Copilot Studio for building and configuring AI Agents.

Experience working with:

o Topics and Generative Answers

o Agent instructions and prompts

o Knowledge sources

o Actions and tools

o Variables and entities

o Authentication and security

o Agent testing and debugging

Understanding of Copilot Studio capabilities, limitations, and best practices.

Experience integrating Copilot Studio Agents with Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 Copilot, websites, and other channels.

Ability to configure and maintain knowledge sources such as SharePoint, Dataverse, websites, and enterprise documents.

Basic understanding of AI Agent orchestration and tool/action-based workflows.

Awareness of emerging Microsoft AI capabilities and Copilot Studio feature updates is preferred.

Microsoft Power Platform Expertise

Good hands-on experience with Power Automate for creating workflows and business process automation.

Experience creating and consuming cloud flows from Copilot Studio Agents.

Working knowledge of Power Fx and its application within Power Platform solutions.

Basic to intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Dataverse, including tables, columns, relationships, choices, and lookups.

Experience working with SharePoint as a data source and knowledge source.

Understanding of Power Platform environments, solutions, environment variables, connection references, and solution deployment.

Experience integrating Copilot Studio with third-party applications and external systems using connectors, APIs, or Power Automate.

Integration & API Skills

Good understanding of REST APIs, HTTP methods, JSON, authentication, and API integration patterns.

Experience using standard and custom connectors within Power Platform.

Ability to integrate AI Agents with external applications and enterprise systems.

Understanding of authentication mechanisms such as API keys, OAuth, and Microsoft Entra ID is preferred.

Programming Skills

Basic to intermediate proficiency in Python, JavaScript, or another programming language.

Ability to understand and work with APIs, JSON payloads, and integration logic.

Programming experience for automation, data processing, or AI-related integrations will be considered an advantage.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, and deploy AI Agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio.

Translate business requirements into effective conversational and AI-driven solutions.

Configure knowledge sources and improve Agent responses through appropriate grounding and prompt design.

Build integrations between Copilot Studio, Power Automate, Dataverse, SharePoint, and external applications.

Develop reusable actions, workflows, and components for Copilot Studio solutions.

Perform Agent testing, debugging, monitoring, and continuous improvement.

Participate in solution design, technical discussions, code/configuration reviews, and deployment activities.

Create and maintain technical documentation, solution documentation, and implementation guides.

Follow Microsoft Power Platform and Copilot Studio development and governance best practices.

Collaborate with business analysts, developers, architects, and stakeholders to deliver scalable AI solutions.

Soft Skills

Good communication and interpersonal skills.

Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a development team.

Willingness to learn and adopt new Microsoft AI and Power Platform technologies.

Good documentation and presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience delivering enterprise-grade Copilot Studio projects.

Experience working with Microsoft 365 Copilot and other Microsoft AI services.

Exposure to Microsoft AI Foundry or other AI