Senior Software Engineer

In Windows Experiences, we are accelerating innovation, strengthening brand preference, and driving growth across Microsoft services and platforms. As we deliver on many key priorities, we are committed to delivering available, reliable, resilient, secure, observable, and cost-effective services across our broader organization.

We orchestrate deep engagements in areas like incident management and prevention, service operability and efficiency, and customer-obsessed culture. Our culture of growth mindset and empowerment are central to who we are and how we work. As a Senior Software Engineer and part of this team, you'll help shape and influence adoption of best practices and standards for Windows services, research and develop solutions complex technical challenges, and have opportunities to make a huge impact on the experiences we continuously deliver to millions of customers around the world.

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:

• Partner across multiple product groups to apply subject-matter expertise in distributed systems design practices, interactions between cloud technology layers and components, basic dependencies at scale, and the code that defines infrastructures.
• Lead by example and mentor others to produce extensible and maintainable code used across products.
• Collaborate with a team of architects to research, define, and prove standards and best practices that can be applied to improve system, platform, and/or product development and operations across the business.
• Drive continuous improvements in the architecture, code, features, operations and comprehensive use scenarios of products by leveraging end-to-end technical expertise.
• Provide technical leadership in planning, reviews, and meetings throughout product development and operations cycles.

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.
• 4+ years technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, or systems engineering.
• 4+ years experience working with large-scale distributed systems (e.g., cloud computing providers or SaaS services ideally with millions or billions of users)orsimilarly complex environments.

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.
• 5+ years experience designing, building, and implementing distributed service health, with a particular emphasis on a deep understanding with MELT (Monitoring, Events, Logging, Tracing) design and implementation patterns for large-scale distributed services.
• Understanding modern software and systems architectures, such as load-balancing, queuing, caching, and common distributed systems failure modes, as well as microservices.
• Proven proficiency in designing and developing modular, robust, and extensible software that consistently meets deadlines and requirements.
• Capable of managing ambiguity, understanding key business requirements amidst competing priorities, and effectively applying the appropriate technology and implementation to deliver the solution.
• Demonstrate effective analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills with a comprehensive understanding of object-oriented design, coding patterns, and testing practices.
• Experience with agile methodologies, DevOps practices, microservices architecture, mobile development, and prior experience as a technical lead capable of driving engineering solutions is a plus.

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: ;br>
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 28th, 2025

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .

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