Senior Software Engineer
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This role pays less than 68% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$200,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $150k versus about $171k for comparable roles.
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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
Microsoft currently has 571 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 522 roles with salary data.
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As a senior software engineer on the engineering team, you will design, implement, and maintain reliable code using best practices and responsible AI assistance. Your daily tasks include collaborating with partner teams to understand requirements, applying customer feedback, and delivering scalable features while ensuring production-readiness through strong diagnosability and reliability. You will build extensible services, participate in on-call rotations, troubleshoot live-site issues, and contribute to engineering excellence by automating processes and improving documentation. The role requires expertise in languages such as C++, Java, or Python, experience with cloud platforms like Azure and AWS, and proficiency in observability tools for diagnosing service issues. Additionally, familiarity with AI-assisted development workflows is highly valued.
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