Microsoft
Senior Software Engineer
$120K–$261K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jun 25, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years required; preferred alternatives: 6+ years with a master's degree, or 8+ years with a bachelor's degree; equivalent experience accepted.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Builds and operates the Edge Engineering System, improving AI-first engineering workflows, code quality, deployment automation, and service reliability.
What you'll do
- Develop and review code, designs, and tests, applying AI tools and security, privacy, and compliance practices.
- Build and improve automation, deployment, experimentation, monitoring, and on-call support for product features.
- Collaborate with stakeholders and partner teams to understand user needs, plan releases, and improve system reliability and engineering workflows.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience coding in C, C++, Go, or Python, or equivalent experience.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
Nice to have
- Master's degree and 6+ years of technical engineering experience, or bachelor's degree and 8+ years, or equivalent experience.
- 2+ years contributing to Chromium and/or open-source projects built using Ninja-based build systems.
Pay
USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year (base salary); USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
C, C++, Go, Python, Chromium, Ninja-based build systems
AI focus
Uses AI tools and practices across the software development lifecycle and contributes to AI-first engineering workflows.
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