This role pays more than
70%
of similar roles. Most pay
$149,500–$189,212
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$177k
versus about
$169k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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
597 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$119,800–$234,700
across 570 roles with salary data.
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Microsoft Store team, you will own significant portions of the store client experience on Windows. You will be responsible for the full lifecycle of features including acquisition, install, and update flows, while driving technical design from inception through release. Your daily work involves ensuring reliability and performance through production troubleshooting, incident response, and service health monitoring. You will also collaborate with partner teams to resolve issues across client, service, and operating system boundaries. The role requires proficiency in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. You will navigate complex problems involving app distribution, commerce systems, and the Windows app model stack while mentoring other engineers and modernizing legacy code paths to ensure high-quality craftsmanship and security within a large production codebase.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $196000 from 2121 postings across 148 companies.
Design, build, and ship features for the Microsoft Store client on Windows from design through release.
Manage the reliability and performance of acquisition, install, and update flows for millions of users.
Perform production troubleshooting, incident response, and service health monitoring as part of an on-call rotation.
Set technical direction by modernizing legacy code paths and transitioning platform architectures.
Partner with external teams to investigate app-specific issues and resolve defects across system boundaries.
Ensure engineering quality through effective test strategies, automation, and telemetry-driven improvements.
Mentor other engineers and provide high-quality feedback during code and design reviews.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 4+ years of experience coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check.
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 5+ years of experience coding in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python (preferred).
Experience with Windows client development, including app packaging, deployment, and the app model stack (preferred).
Experience shipping and operating a consumer-scale client application with live-site ownership and telemetry-driven quality improvement (preferred).
Solid proficiency in C++ or C# within a large, long-lived production codebase (preferred).
Experience with app distribution or commerce systems such as catalog, licensing, entitlement, or update services (preferred).
Experience debugging complex problems across process, service, and operating system boundaries using logs, traces, and diagnostics tools (preferred).
C
C++
C#
Java
JavaScript
Python
Microsoft Azure
Distributed Systems
Telemetry
Debugging
Networking
Operating Systems
Authentication
Release Management
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