This role pays more than
69%
of similar roles. Most pay
$149,500–$188,277
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$177k
versus about
$169k
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
598 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$119,800–$234,700
across 586 roles with salary data.
The Senior Software Engineer joins the Edge Engineering System team to streamline engineering workflows and develop high-quality code for the Edge browser. This role focuses on building modern, AI-first engineering workflows while ensuring regular, timely, and automatic releases. Day-to-day responsibilities include performing AI-native development across the software development lifecycle, conducting thorough code reviews, designing scalable system architectures, and creating comprehensive test strategies to ensure reliability and security. The engineer will also manage deployment infrastructure, monitor live site services on a rotational basis, and integrate telemetry for performance tracking. Candidates should possess experience in C, C++, Go, or Python, with preferred expertise in Chromium and Ninja-based build systems. This role solves the technical challenge of optimizing internal development pipelines to support a large-scale browser ecosystem while maintaining high standards for security, privacy, and system maintainability.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Washington?
Median $202800 from 326 postings across 28 companies.
C#
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PowerShell
Chromium
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Telemetry
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