Senior Software Engineer
Microsoft
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This role pays more than 69% of similar roles. Most pay $149,500–$188,277 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $177k versus about $169k 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 598 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 586 roles with salary data.
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As a Senior Software Engineer within the Commercial Engineering & AI team, you will design, build, and operate distributed microservices on Azure to power critical commerce functions including catalog management, search, purchase, fulfillment, metering, and billing. You will own features end-to-end, from initial requirements and design through implementation, testing, and live-site support. The role involves integrating AI capabilities such as natural language processing, semantic search, and intelligent agents using frameworks like Azure OpenAI and Semantic Kernel. You will utilize technologies including C#, Python, JavaScript, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines while focusing on performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency. Your work addresses the technical challenge of building high-throughput data pipelines and LLM-powered applications, such as RAG pipelines and agent frameworks, to transform commercial business operations through intelligent systems and robust infrastructure.
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