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$164k
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Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
Microsoft currently has
694 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$119,800–$234,700
across 651 roles with salary data.
The Senior Software Engineer joins the platform team to build the next generation of infrastructure that simplifies software development and operations. You will design and build production systems, owning significant platform features from early prototype to production use. Key responsibilities include developing AI-assisted and agent-based features for troubleshooting, testing, and migrations, while creating automated validation, observability, and recovery tools. You will work on hard problems involving scalability, performance, and developer experience to turn complex infrastructure into easy-to-use capabilities. Required skills include proficiency in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, along with experience in distributed systems, API design, and concurrency. You will solve technical problems by integrating large language models into engineering workflows to improve reliability and operational efficiency.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $197400 from 2576 postings across 150 companies.
Propose architectural improvements and contribute to the platform roadmap to address engineering team needs.
Build AI-assisted and agent-based features for troubleshooting, testing, migrations, and operational analysis.
Develop self-service features by identifying and solving common problems faced by partner teams.
Build automated validation, progressive rollout, observability, and recovery tools to ensure safe production delivery.
Own platform features from initial design and implementation through to adoption and ongoing operation.
Write high-quality code and conduct design reviews to mentor other engineers and improve engineering standards.
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 (or equivalent 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 (preferred).
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 8+ years of technical engineering experience (preferred).
Experience designing, building, and operating distributed systems or shared platform services in production (preferred).
Experience building platform components or developer tools used by multiple teams to improve productivity, reliability, or efficiency (preferred).
Hands-on experience integrating large language models or agents into engineering workflows (preferred).
Depth in at least one platform area such as service frameworks, data infrastructure, observability, CI/CD, or cloud infrastructure (preferred).
Distributed Systems
Large Language Models
Python
Java
C#
C++
JavaScript
C
CI/CD
Cloud Infrastructure
Observability
API Design
Concurrency
Data Management
Telemetry
Profiling
Platform Engineering
Configuration Management
Service Frameworks
Distributed Systems
Python
Java
C#
C++
JavaScript
C
Large Language Models
CI/CD
Observability
Cloud Infrastructure
APIs
Configuration Management
Telemetry
Profiling
Production Debugging
Java
Python
Go
C++
C#
Kubernetes
Docker
RESTful APIs
CI/CD
Linux
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Distributed Systems
GitHub Copilot
Codex
Claude Code
Infrastructure Automation
Service Observability