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78%
of similar roles. Most pay
$138,500–$177,250
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At the midpoint, this role pays about
$177k
versus about
$158k
for comparable roles.
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
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Listed pay typically runs
$119,800–$234,700
across 630 roles with salary data.
The Senior Software Engineer joins the COSMIC team within the M365 Substrate Core to build autonomous operational capabilities for Microsoft’s largest Kubernetes fleets. You will own significant features and services that enable AI agents to coordinate and safely execute operational workflows, including deployment, capacity, resiliency, recovery, and optimization. Your daily work involves designing distributed platform and orchestration components, establishing safety boundaries like sandbox isolation and policy checks, and driving production readiness through observability and health-gated releases. You will use languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, or Rust to translate operational needs into testable software. This role solves the complex problem of modernizing compute platforms with turn-key geo-presence, fault isolation, and automated cloud buildout to improve service agility and reliability.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $196000 from 2484 postings across 146 companies.
C#
Rust
gRPC
Python
Java
C++
C
JavaScript
Distributed Systems
System Design
Data Structures
Algorithms
Cloud Services
Telemetry
Monitoring
Storage Systems
Query Engines