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Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft

Microsoft

Software Engineering
USD 119,800-234,700 / year
Posted on Sep 17, 2025

Senior Software Engineer

Redmond, Washington, United States

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Date posted
Sep 16, 2025
Job number
1876022
Work site
3 days / week in-office
Travel
None
Role type
Individual Contributor
Profession
Software Engineering
Discipline
Software Engineering
Employment type
Full-Time

Overview

Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world.

Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-time analytics, and business intelligence. The products include Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture.

Within Azure Data, the databases team builds and maintains Microsoft's operational Database systems. We store and manage data in a structured way to enable multitude of applications across various industries. We are on a journey to enable developer friendly, mission-critical, AI enabled operational Databases across relational, non-relational and OSS offerings.


The engineering systems team in Azure SQL owns the technologies and services that enable the entire organization to do product and service development and engineering with high quality and efficiency. The team builds and runs code movement pipelines, intelligent validation services, and scalable test environments so that the organization can deliver features and values for Azure SQL customers. We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer to work on these areas and further modernize the technologies and services to deliver new capabilities of Azure SQL.

We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served.

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, or related technical discipline 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 experience in scalable systems or distributed systems

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/Additional Qualifications

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.
• Seven years of development experience of commercial software products or services.
• Prior experience of engineering systems is preferred.
• Prior knowledge and experience in Azure SQL Database or SQL Server is preferred.
• Prior experience of developing and running cloud services is preferred.

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 September 30th, 2025.

Responsibilities

Own specific areas, technologies, or services in engineering systems.

  • Develop long term strategy and short-term execution plans for the modernization and enhancement of the areas to meet engineering needs.
  • Design and implement new features based on the needs of internal customers.
  • Collaborate with other teams or team members to solve common problems or deliver common objectives.
  • Mentor junior engineers or team members in design, implementation, and quality assurance areas.
  • Participating in live site on call rotations for the services.
  • Embody our https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/culture and https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values

Embody our culture and values


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.