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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
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Listed pay typically runs
$119,800–$234,700
across 624 roles with salary data.
The Senior Software Engineer joins the Copilot, Agents, and Platform organization to support mission-critical Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365 services. Working within the Microsoft Dataverse team, you will build a suite of microservices designed to provide near real-time insights over large volumes of data. Your daily responsibilities include designing, implementing, testing, and maintaining software components while leading initiatives to deliver complex features and improve product quality. You will collaborate with Product Managers and Architects to specify new features and develop internal tools to boost productivity. The role requires proficiency in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. Additionally, the position involves working with agentic systems, LLMs, MCP, RAG, and modern AI frameworks to solve complex data scaling problems.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $196750 from 2601 postings across 154 companies.
Design, implement, test, deploy, maintain, and improve software components and services.
Lead initiatives to deliver complex features and improve product quality.
Pioneer the use of state-of-the-art new technologies.
Lead code reviews to ensure quality standards and model best practices.
Specify new features from an engineering standpoint with Product Managers and Architects.
Develop software that empowers customers to optimize their business processes.
Identify and lead the implementation of internal tools to improve team productivity.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Equivalent experience to the required degree and years of experience.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including a Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
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).
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 (preferred).
Experience developing agentic systems and familiarity with LLMs, agents, MCP, RAG, and modern AI frameworks (preferred).
Experience developing products with the aid of AI tooling (preferred).
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