Microsoft
Senior Software Engineer - CoreAI
$120K–$261K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 5, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years technical engineering experience; equivalent experience is accepted. Preferred: 3+ years in data mining and data pipelines; 2+ years leading engineering projects.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Designs and operates scalable, secure data mining platforms and pipelines that support engineering analytics, security, compliance, productivity, and AI impact analyses.
What you'll do
- Design and evolve scalable system architectures and reusable platform components; build maintainable code and use metrics to improve quality and stability.
- Operate large-scale data systems and pipelines, maintaining data quality, reliability, performance, security, and privacy.
- Develop data collectors and integrations, collaborate across engineering teams, and incorporate customer and product-team feedback.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
- 4+ years technical engineering experience coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
Nice to have
- 3+ years of experience working on data mining and data pipelines.
- 2+ years leading engineering projects; experience with Microsoft Azure and data products such as Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, or similar.
Pay
USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year (base salary); USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Databricks
AI focus
Supports AI impact analyses and the broader development of applications using Generative AI; no specific AI model or system development is stated.
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