Senior Software Engineer | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Redmond, WA
Salary
$119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted
17 days ago
Closes
Nov 15, 2026

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $177k
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This role pays more than 75% of similar roles. Most pay $143,930–$177,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $177k versus about $161k for comparable roles.

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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

Microsoft currently has 728 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 664 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer | Microsoft Careers

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As a Senior Software Engineer (Technical Lead), you will join a dynamic team at Microsoft to design and deliver cloud-native services using C#, .NET, and Azure. Your role involves providing hands-on leadership in turning ambiguous problem areas into clear designs and high-quality implementations while ensuring measurable reliability improvements. You will lead the development of scalable, secure, and reliable services, own key architectural decisions, and drive technical strategy through design reviews and prototypes. Additionally, you will collaborate with support and operations teams to identify customer issues, build automation capabilities, and integrate AI-powered features such as copilots and LLM integrations. This role requires experience in distributed systems at scale, incident management, and a strong background in modern AI technologies, making it ideal for those passionate about shaping the future of cloud services and AI applications.

Skills

C# .NET .NET Core Azure DevOps Docker Kubernetes Power Platform Power Apps Power Automate Logic Apps LLMs MCP CI/CD PostgreSQL SQL Server Python JavaScript TypeScript React Angular Node.js Git GitHub Jira Terraform

What you'll do

  • Lead the design and development of scalable cloud services using C#, .NET, and Azure.
  • Own architectural decisions and drive technical strategy through design reviews and prototypes.
  • Identify customer-impacting issues and translate operational pain points into engineering solutions.
  • Analyze incidents to identify root causes and deliver durable fixes to reduce recurrence.
  • Build automation capabilities to reduce operational overhead and improve reliability.
  • Design AI-powered capabilities with appropriate evaluation, safety, and monitoring.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience
  • Expertise in C#, .NET, and Azure cloud services
  • Proven ability to design and operate large-scale distributed systems
  • Strong collaboration skills with support and operations teams
  • Experience building AI-powered capabilities and integrating LLMs
  • Track record of reducing operational overhead through automation
  • Prior experience mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives

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