Software Engineer | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $102,100–$202,200 / yr
Posted: 5 days ago
Closes: Nov 25, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $152k

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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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TL;DR · Software Engineer | Microsoft Careers

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As a Senior Software Engineer in Microsoft’s Commercial Engineering & AI (CEAI) team, you will design and build distributed services on Azure, including App Service, AKS, Functions, and Cosmos DB, to power catalog, search, purchase, fulfillment, metering, and billing experiences. Your day-to-day responsibilities include owning features end-to-end, integrating AI capabilities like natural language processing with frameworks such as Azure OpenAI, and ensuring robust data validation and compliance with privacy standards. You will also contribute to platform capabilities, mentor junior engineers, and participate in on-call rotations to resolve live-site incidents. Preferred qualifications include 3-5 years of software engineering experience, proficiency in C#, Python, or JavaScript, and familiarity with cloud platforms like Azure, as well as expertise in AI development tools and frameworks.

Skills

Azure C# Python JavaScript Azure App Service AKS Azure Functions Service Bus Cosmos DB Azure SQL REST APIs CI/CD GitHub Kubernetes RAG pipelines Semantic Kernel LangChain PostgreSQL NoSQL DevOps Terraform

What you'll do

Design and build distributed services on Azure platforms like App Service, AKS, Functions.
Own features end-to-end from requirements through live-site support in commercial business areas.
Integrate AI capabilities such as natural language processing and semantic search using Azure OpenAI.
Drive performance and scalability of systems through telemetry and asynchronous I/O techniques.
Ensure data validation and compliance with privacy standards across all projects.

What we're looking for

3-5 years of experience in software engineering with cloud-scale or AI-enhanced services.
Proficiency in C#, Python, JavaScript and familiarity with Azure or AWS platforms.
Experience designing REST APIs and working with relational and NoSQL data stores.
Strong fundamentals in distributed systems, debugging, and AI development tools.
Ability to lead design efforts and deliver production-grade solutions for large-scale cloud services.
Familiarity with commerce/billing systems, Kubernetes, event-driven architectures, and high-throughput data pipelines.
Experience building LLM-powered applications and contributing to live-site monitoring practices.

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