Senior Software Engineer - Apple Platforms

Overview

The Office Growth and Experiences (OGX) team is an experienced and highly passionate group that builds and maintains end-to-end ownership of Microsoft 365 experiences across platforms. In this specific role as a Senior Software Engineer - Apple Platforms, you will craft world-class, AI-focused user experiences that showcase the power of Microsoft Copilot on Apple platforms. You will collaborate closely with Design and PM to imagine, prototype, and ship high craft experiences that help millions of users accomplish more with AI.

In OGX we know that building software people love takes more than technical skill. It starts with the strength of the team behind it. We care about creating an environment where people feel connected, supported, and challenged to grow. We celebrate progress, share learnings from mistakes, celebrate wins, and trust one another, because the best work happens when we show up as a team and push forward together.

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship user-facing features for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS using SwiftUI and Swift, with an emphasis on AI-first experiences that integrate Copilot capabilities.
• Own features end-to-end, including architecture, service integration, authentication, instrumentation, rollout, and ongoing quality.
• Implement robust client-side AI interactions (streaming UX, retries/fallbacks, latency/bandwidth tradeoffs) to ensure reliable, high-craft experiences.
• Collaborate across disciplines and code boundaries (Objective-C/C++, adjacent services) and drive dependencies, design documents, and project plans with stakeholders.
• Maintain a high engineering bar: code reviews, unit/UI tests, accessibility, localization, privacy, and security-by-design.
• Use telemetry, experimentation, and on-call ownership to define success metrics, detect regressions, and improve reliability, availability, and performance at scale.
• Mentor and support teammates, sharing best practices and evolving engineering craft on Apple platforms.
• Embody our culture and values.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements:

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Objective-C and C++ interoperability; bridging legacy components where appropriate.
• Integration experience with large-scale services or Microsoft 365 ecosystems (identity, data, or Graph APIs).
• Automated testing (XCTest/XCUITest), CI/CD workflows, and release engineering for App Store and enterprise distribution.
• Experience across macOS, iOS, and iPadOS is ideal but not required.
• 4+ years experience building and shipping production apps for Apple platforms (iOS, iPadOS, or macOS).
• 4+ years experience driving ownership of features with demonstrated ability to span disciplines, codebases, and tech stacks to unblock progress and deliver exceptional user experiences.
• 4+ years experience collaborating and communicating effectively across engineering, design, and product teams.
• 4+ years experience in Swift and SwiftUI (or Swift with UIKit/AppKit).

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $158,400 - $258,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.