Microsoft
Senior Software Engineer, EngThrive Insights - CoreAI
$120K–$261K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 86+ years required; preferred alternatives: Master's Degree and 6+ years, Bachelor's Degree and 8+ years, or equivalent experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Builds and operates data services and developer insights that help Microsoft engineers measure and improve productivity, including through AI-enabled tools and privacy-aware metrics.
What you'll do
- Partner with engineering teams to design productivity metrics and measurement approaches.
- Build and operate reliable data pipelines, schemas, dashboards, and related artifacts using AI-first practices.
- Translate user needs and engineering signals into secure, privacy-aware feedback metrics.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 86+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Nice to have
- Experience with dimensional modeling, analytics engineering, analytical query languages, Spark-based platforms, REST APIs or MCP servers, LLM-powered tools, DevOps, or developer productivity metrics.
- Demonstrated effective use of AI coding assistants in daily development workflow.
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, SQL, KQL (Kusto Query Language)
AI focus
Uses AI tools across the software development lifecycle and builds or integrates AI agents, LLM-powered tools, and MCP servers for developer insights.
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