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Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Redmond, WA
Salary
$100,600–$199,000 / yr
Posted
151 days ago
Closes
Jul 12, 2026

Market check

Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $180k
This role $150k
$85k most similar roles pay here $251k

This role pays less than 81% of similar roles. Most pay $152,150–$207,350 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $150k versus about $180k for comparable roles.

Based on 239 similar postings.

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About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing

Microsoft currently has 1559 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 1390 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · | Microsoft Careers

As a Software Engineer II or Senior Software Engineer on the FIO (Files and Identity) Team within Microsoft’s Office division, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing collaboration and cloud file experiences across applications like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Your responsibilities include designing and implementing features that improve performance and reliability, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver cutting-edge solutions, and leveraging data-driven insights to inform product decisions. You will work on modernizing core workflows, enabling Copilot for Office, and ensuring a seamless cloud experience for hundreds of millions of users worldwide. The role requires proficiency in languages such as C++, C#, Java, or Rust, along with expertise in building cross-platform applications, network communications, client-side storage stacks, and large-scale data pipelines. This position offers the opportunity to tackle complex challenges in a highly impactful environment focused on driving innovation in cloud collaboration tools.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement features to enhance cloud file collaboration and performance.
  • Use data analytics to inform product design decisions and improve user satisfaction.
  • Collaborate on cross-platform application development, ensuring reliability and efficiency.
  • Debug and optimize code to ensure high performance and availability of Office applications.
  • Implement network communication protocols for efficient data transfer in cloud services.
  • Design client-side storage solutions focusing on resiliency and adaptability.

What we're looking for

  • 2+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++, C#, Java, or Rust.
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field.
  • Experience building and shipping production-quality, performant, cross-platform applications.
  • Collaborative skills for delivering software features across teams.
  • Platform-specific application development experience on Windows, MacOS, iOS, or Android.
  • Expertise in designing efficient network communications and customer scenario modeling.
  • Proficiency in client-side storage stack design with focus on correctness and performance.

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