Microsoft
Senior Engineer, Full-Stack Technology - Minecraft
$120K–$304K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years with a Master's degree, or 12+ years with a Bachelor's degree; equivalent experience is also accepted.
- Education
- Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Build and maintain Minecraft software across user interfaces, application logic, services, and data integrations, while providing hands-on technical leadership.
What you'll do
- Lead technical design and implementation across application layers and maintain engineering standards.
- Build and improve interfaces, application logic, APIs, and data integrations using automated testing and dependable development practices.
- Collaborate across teams, mentor engineers, and use telemetry, feedback, and operational learning to improve software quality.
What they ask for
- Production-quality coding skills and modern software-engineering practices, including automated testing, CI/CD, and code reviews.
- Experience building production applications across user interfaces, application logic, APIs, and data integrations.
- Experience with modern client or web frameworks, backend services, API design, and scalable data storage.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills; able to provide technical mentorship.
Nice to have
- Experience integrating model-backed features, retrieval, or agentic workflows into products.
- Games-industry knowledge and interest in technology for players, creators, and development teams.
Pay
USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year (base salary); USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year (base salary); USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year (base salary); USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year (base salary)
Tools
C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, GitHub, CI/CD
AI focus
Integrate model-backed features, retrieval, or agentic workflows into usable products, with clear feedback, failure handling, and evaluation.
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