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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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The Senior Software Engineer, EngThrive Insights - CoreAI joins the team defining AI-first software engineering by building data products that enhance developer productivity. You will build and operate data services to reveal how engineers can improve software shipping quality and speed. Daily responsibilities include designing new metrics, building extensible data pipelines, schemas, and dashboards, and identifying technology stack gaps. You will utilize AI-first tools and engineering practices to translate engineering signals into measurable feedback loops. Required technical skills include coding in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. Preferred experience includes dimensional modeling, SQL, KQL, Azure Data Explorer, Spark-based platforms like Databricks, REST APIs, and MCP servers. You will also work with agentic AI, DORA, and SPACE frameworks to solve complex developer productivity problems.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $196000 from 2584 postings across 147 companies.
Design new metrics and measurement approaches by understanding how software teams evaluate productivity.
Build extensible data pipelines, schemas, and dashboards using AI-first engineering practices.
Identify technology stack gaps and implement practical solutions using internal or open-source code.
Use AI tools across the software development lifecycle while remaining accountable for all AI-generated changes.
Translate user satisfaction into measurable, secure, and privacy-aware feedback loops.
Incorporate quantitative signals like usage and performance alongside qualitative needs like accessibility.
Develop data services to reveal how engineers can improve productivity and software quality.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Ability to pass Microsoft Cloud background checks and other government security screenings.
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python (preferred).
Experience with dimensional modeling and analytics engineering, such as star schemas, medallion architecture, or semantic layers (preferred).
Experience with analytical query languages like SQL, KQL, or Azure Data Explorer (preferred).
Experience developing applications on Spark-based big data platform technologies such as Databricks (preferred).
Experience building REST APIs, MCP servers, or LLM-powered tools and AI agents (preferred).
Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and production monitoring (preferred).
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