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Microsoft

Senior Software Engineer

United States, Washington, Redmond · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$120k-$235kDetected 1 day ago
JavaScriptJavaC++C#Site Reliability Engineering

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64Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role100
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70

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About the role

  • The Windows Agents, Growth and Innovation team is advancing how people interact with Windows through intelligent, context-aware experiences.
  • You will work across organizational boundaries to solve complex engineering problems and establish sound architectural, security, reliability, and performance practices.
  • You will also mentor other engineers and help the team make effective technical decisions.

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain clean, reliable, testable code using best practices and responsible AI-assisted development while escalating blockers early.
  • Work with partner engineering teams, PMs, and experts (privacy, security, SRE) to understand requirements, apply customer feedback/telemetry, and deliver scalable, reliable, user-centric features.
  • Build extensible, maintainable services and features with strong diagnosability, reliability, and production-readiness.
  • You will own features from early technical investigation through implementation, validation, deployment, and ongoing operation.
  • This role provides an opportunity to influence the direction of emerging Windows experiences and deliver durable improvements across a large product ecosystem.

Requirements

  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
  • Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
  • Required/Minimum Qualifications:
  • Other Requirements: Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
  • 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.
  • This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Nice to have

  • Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
  • Experience in technical engineering with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
  • 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.

Compensation

  • $120k-$235k

Company info

  • Our work spans AI-powered agents, Windows platform capabilities, and new experiences designed to help customers complete tasks efficiently and confidently.
  • We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to lead the design and delivery of significant product capabilities.
  • Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

Equal opportunity

  • equal opportunity employer.
  • If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the

Visa & Work Authorization

  • 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
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