Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft

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Work type: On-site
Location: Reston, VARedmond, WA
Salary: $119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Mar 31, 2027
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $165k

This role $177k

$106k most similar roles pay here $248k

This role pays more than 74% of similar roles. Most pay $147,893–$183,025 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $177k versus about $165k for comparable roles.

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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 653 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 617 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer

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As a Senior Software Engineer - CTJ - TS/SCI, you will join a focused team dedicated to ensuring production reliability through proactive and reactive engineering. You will perform root cause analysis, conduct retrospective debugging, and manage live service operations on an on-call rotation as a Designated Responsible Individual. Your daily responsibilities include implementing performance mitigations, integrating telemetry for system behavior monitoring, and developing automated dashboards or notifications. You will also build and refine internal software developer tools to improve code maintenance while utilizing open source components where possible. To succeed in this role, you must possess at least three years of experience with PowerShell, C#, or C++. You will apply these skills to manage large-scale distributed services, leveraging data analytics to drive product refinements and ensure high availability for complex systems.

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Skills

PowerShell C# C++ Telemetry Data Analytics SLA On-call Debugging Dashboards Open Source Project Management

What you'll do

Analyze logs and telemetry to proactively and reactively debug product issues.
Perform retrospective debugging to identify root causes of system problems.
Manage live service operations and implement mitigations during on-call rotations.
Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) to monitor systems and restore services within SLA timeframes.
Integrate instrumentation to gather telemetry data regarding performance, reliability, and usage.
Create dashboards and notifications based on gathered telemetry data.
Analyze system metrics to inform engineering decisions and refine products.
Develop and maintain internal software tools to improve development and debugging workflows.

What we're looking for

3+ years of experience with PowerShell, C#, or C++.
Experience working on large-scale distributed services with on-call responsibilities.
Ability to build and influence broadly towards common goals and priorities.
Ownership for end-to-end project lifecycle with solid project management and communication skills.
Proficiency in using debugging tools, logs, and telemetry to proactively and reactively resolve issues.
Experience integrating instrumentation for gathering telemetry data on system behavior like performance and reliability.
Ability to analyze data metrics to inform engineering decisions and refine products.
Ability to develop and share software developer tools and best practices with the team.

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