Software Engineers II, Senior Software Engineers, Commerce Platforms

Microsoft

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Redmond, WA
Salary
$102,100–$202,200 / yr
Posted
57 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Jan 12, 2027

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This role $152k
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This role pays less than 51% of similar roles. Most pay $151,000–$189,012 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $152k versus about $170k 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

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TL;DR · Software Engineers II, Senior Software Engineers, Commerce Platforms

Software Engineers II / Senior Software Engineers - Commerce Platforms will join the Commerce Platforms team to build and operate mission-critical infrastructure including financial platforms, global payments systems, and AI-powered capabilities. You will design, develop, and maintain distributed systems, cloud-native services, data pipelines, and full-stack applications while driving platform modernization for improved reliability and security. The role involves creating intelligent automation, agentic workflows, and transaction processing systems to solve complex technical challenges in the commerce domain. Candidates should possess experience with C#, Java, Python, JavaScript, or C++ and be proficient in building microservices and APIs. Technical requirements include familiarity with Azure, AWS, or GCP, as well as CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and telemetry. You will collaborate across engineering and data teams to deliver scalable solutions for pricing, catalogs, and commerce data models.

What you'll do

  • Design, build, test, deploy, and operate scalable distributed systems and cloud-native services.
  • Develop commerce platform capabilities for financial systems, payments, pricing, and transaction processing.
  • Build AI-powered experiences, intelligent automation, and agentic workflows to improve business outcomes.
  • Develop and maintain APIs, backend services, data pipelines, and full-stack applications.
  • Create technical designs, architecture proposals, implementation plans, and engineering documentation.
  • Drive platform modernization to improve scalability, security, observability, and developer productivity.
  • Improve live-site health through monitoring, telemetry, automated incident response, and troubleshooting.
  • Champion engineering excellence through secure development practices and high operational standards.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • At least 2 years of technical engineering experience coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check and other required security screenings.
  • Experience building distributed systems, microservices, APIs, cloud-native services, or large-scale platforms.
  • Proficiency in programming languages including C#, Java, Python, JavaScript, or C++.
  • Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
  • Experience developing AI-powered solutions, intelligent automation, LLM-enabled applications, or agentic workflows.
  • Familiarity with financial systems, payment platforms, data modeling, and transaction processing systems.

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