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Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft

Microsoft

Software Engineering
USD 119,800-234,700 / year
Posted on Jul 2, 2025

Senior Software Engineer

Redmond, Washington, United States

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Date posted
Jul 01, 2025
Job number
1841222
Work site
Up to 100% work from home
Travel
0-25 %
Role type
Individual Contributor
Profession
Software Engineering
Discipline
Software Engineering
Employment type
Full-Time

Overview

Intelligent Conversation and Communication Cloud (IC3) at Microsoft is developing the next generation of collaboration and communication products that will revolutionize both consumer and enterprise communications. Our products, including Teams and Azure Communication Services, integrate audio, voice and messaging communication modalities across multiple devices and platforms.

As we are beginning to define innovative video communication scenarios for the future Teams release, we are looking for a seasoned Senior Software Engineer to help us create the next wave of products and services that will provide premium as well as inter-operable video conferencing experiences for our customers.

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.

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.
  • 2+ years of industry programming experience in C/C++ or object-oriented programming.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Understanding of image/signal processing and video compression technologies including state of art compression standards such as H.264 (Advanced Video Coding), H.265 (High Efficiency Video Coding), AV1 (AOMedia Video 1) and real-time multimedia communication.
  • Design and development experience in real-time video applications and related areas.
  • Experiences with Microsoft Media Foundation and HW (hardware) video encoding/decoding technologies across other platforms.

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: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until July 15, 2025.


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Responsibilities

As a part of the Teams video pipeline and codec team, you will be:
  • Architecting, designing and implementing real time scalable video codec technologies and innovations used in the Teams products and integrating them with other system components to deliver high quality video communication scenarios.
  • Working on state-of-art video coding and streaming technologies as well as collaborating with several other key office communication technologies.
  • Leverage AI/ML to solve real time communication problems in collaboration with Microsoft researchers across the globe.
  • Working with a set of very smart people, including world-class experts in video processing and pipelining, to deliver cutting edge solutions in the video conferencing space.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Industry leading healthcare
Educational resources
Discounts on products and services
Savings and investments
Maternity and paternity leave
Generous time away
Giving programs
Opportunities to network and connect

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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.