Sr. Software Engineer | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted: 4 days ago
Closes: Dec 13, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $177k

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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 1633 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Sr. Software Engineer | Microsoft Careers

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As a Senior Software Engineer in the Copilot, Agents, and Platform (CAP) group at Microsoft, you will lead the integration of cutting-edge AI into various products and services, ensuring solutions are ethical and impactful. Your day-to-day responsibilities include designing scalable microservices using event-driven patterns, delivering high-throughput APIs, and owning the full lifecycle of production AI systems from design to deployment. You will also build data pipelines for ingestion and transformation, optimize performance for enterprise workloads, and collaborate with cross-functional teams on integrated product decisions. The role requires expertise in languages like C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, as well as deep knowledge of cloud technologies (preferably Azure), large-scale systems, and API design. This position is at the forefront of AI innovation, focusing on responsible AI principles and scalable infrastructure to deliver reliable solutions for Microsoft’s global customer base.

Skills

Python Java JavaScript C# Azure Terraform Bicep CI/CD REST gRPC GraphQL Kubernetes Docker Prometheus Grafana CQRS Service Mesh Event-Driven Architecture Microservices Data Pipelines Multi-Tenant Platform Auto-scaling Load Management Layered Caching

What you'll do

Design scalable microservices using event-driven, CQRS, and service mesh patterns.
Own full lifecycle of services from development to deployment and monitoring.
Create data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, and at-scale serving.
Optimize services for performance, ensuring low latency and high throughput.
Architect auto-scaling strategies and layered caching solutions for efficiency.
Champion Responsible AI principles in all system designs and implementations.

What we're looking for

4+ years of technical engineering experience in software development.
Proficiency in programming languages such as C, C++, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Deep understanding of large software systems and platform engineering principles.
Experience with cloud technologies, preferably Azure.
Track record of building scalable customer feedback programs.
Knowledge of AI/ML concepts for workflow automation.

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Software Engineer/Sr Software Engineer | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

Redmond, WA +2 22 days ago $102,100–$202,200

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

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