below marketmost similar roles pay hereabove market
This role pays more than
90%
of similar roles. Most pay
$138,912–$177,250
— the blue band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$209k
versus about
$158k
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
651 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$119,800–$234,700
across 605 roles with salary data.
The Senior Software Engineer joins the Managed Apps team within the Business & Industry Copilots group to build next-generation AI-powered application development experiences. This role focuses on designing, building, and operating core platform capabilities for Power Apps Code Apps and future AI-driven experiences. Key responsibilities include developing runtime components, SDKs, CLI tooling, governance systems, security capabilities, and lifecycle management features. The engineer will translate business requirements into technical solutions, conduct code reviews, and act as a Designated Responsible Individual for owned components. Candidates must possess experience in fullstack or backend development using languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. The work involves solving complex engineering problems to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable platform services for enterprise-scale application deployment and governance.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $196000 from 2512 postings across 144 companies.
Design, implement, test, debug, and maintain software services, APIs, tools, and platform components.
Drive feature development from initial design through deployment to ensure scalability and reliability.
Participate in architecture discussions and propose technical solutions to complex engineering problems.
Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) for owned components and participate in incident response.
Improve service health through investments in reliability, observability, automation, and performance.
Conduct code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices and quality standards.
Mentor engineers through technical guidance, design reviews, and knowledge sharing.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field and 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field and 12+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Equivalent experience to the above degree and years of experience requirements.
10+ years of industry experience in fullstack or backend development shipping services through multiple releases.
Experience building generative AI applications or services.
Experience with the Power Platform or M365 Enterprise development.
Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check and meet other government security screening requirements.
Python
C#
Java
C++
JavaScript
C
Generative AI
Large Language Models
Vector Stores
Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Agentic AI
Big Data
Cloud Services
Observability
Agile