This role pays more than
59%
of similar roles. Most pay
$155,000–$207,350
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At the midpoint, this role pays about
$177k
versus about
$181k
for comparable roles.
Based on 238 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
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As a Senior Software Engineer on the CapSense team within Microsoft 365 Core, you will lead the design and delivery of high-impact services that automate and scale capacity planning, forecasting, and allocation workflows. Your responsibilities include driving architecture and technical decisions for distributed systems handling critical data used to inform infrastructure investments, innovating AI-forward systems with explainable insights into operational workflows, and ensuring engineering excellence across reliability, observability, and operational readiness. You will collaborate closely with product managers, data scientists, and partner teams to translate complex business problems into robust technical solutions while mentoring engineers and raising the overall engineering bar. The role requires experience in distributed systems, backend services, cloud platforms (Azure preferred), and a background in capacity planning, forecasting, optimization, or decision support systems, along with familiarity with AI-assisted engineering patterns.