Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft

Hybrid

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123 days ago
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Aug 23, 2026
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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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As a Senior Software Engineer on the MAI Payments team, you will design and implement client applications, cloud services, SDKs, and distributed systems that power global commerce platforms for Microsoft’s Copilot, Edge, Bing, and MSN. Your day-to-day responsibilities include collaborating with product and engineering teams to develop secure and compliant payment solutions, optimizing backend services and APIs for performance and reliability, and participating in on-call rotations to ensure service health. You will also drive technical initiatives that span multiple teams, applying modern engineering practices to improve system observability and operational consistency at scale. The role requires expertise in languages such as C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, experience with large-scale distributed systems and microservices in a cloud environment (Azure preferred), and full-stack development skills including React for web and mobile platforms.

Skills

Python JavaScript TypeScript React Azure C# Java API design Microservices Distributed systems Frontend development Payment systems Checkout flows Wallets Commerce platforms CI/CD

What you'll do

  • Designs and implements backend services, APIs, and distributed systems to enhance performance and reliability.
  • Develops high-quality code for large-scale microservices and payment systems.
  • Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) in on-call rotations to monitor and restore service health.
  • Shapes software architecture by making informed tradeoffs between technical and business considerations.
  • Proactively applies modern engineering practices to improve system observability and operational consistency at scale.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of experience in technical engineering with proficiency in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • Experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems and microservices in a cloud environment (Azure preferred).
  • Solid backend engineering skills including API design, service-to-service communication, and data consistency patterns.
  • Full-stack development expertise with modern frontend technologies like JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and mobile app development.
  • Proven experience working on payment systems, checkout flows, wallets, or commerce platforms.
  • Ability to drive technical initiatives that span multiple teams or organizations.

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