• Senior Software Engineer

    Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA)


    With the rapid expansion of digital data and the increasing need to harness it to solve real-world challenges, Microsoft’s Feeds & AI organization is scaling to meet these demands. The Unified Data Platform (UDP) team is seeking talented engineers to help shape the future of intelligent content delivery. If you’re eager to work with cutting-edge AI technologies and make a meaningful impact on the news and content experiences of billions of users across MSN, Windows, and Copilot, this is an exceptional opportunity to join us.

     

    As a **Senior Software Engineer** in the Unified Data Platform (UDP) team, you will design and implement scalable data systems that power our recommendation rankers, enabling personalized experiences for billions of users. You’ll collaborate with data scientists and program manager, to build efficient data pipelines, optimize large-scale data processing, and ensure the reliability of our machine learning infrastructure. This opportunity will allow you to accelerate your technical growth, deepen your expertise in data-driven personalization, and gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge data technologies.

     

    Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

     

    Starting January 26, 2026, Microsoft AI (MAI) employees who live within a 50- mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. or 25-mile commute of a non-U.S., country-specific location are expected to work from the office at least four days per week. This expectation is subject to local law and may vary by jurisdiction.

    Responsibilities

    + Partners with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for one or more complex scenarios.

    + Provides technical leadership for the identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform.

    + Leads by example and mentors others to produce extensible and maintainable code used across the company.

    + Leverages deep subject-matter expertise of cross-product features with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers) to lead multiple product's project plans, release plans, and work items.

    + Holds accountability as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), mentoring engineers across products/solutions, working on-call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions.

    + Proactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale and shares knowledge with other engineers.

    Qualifications

    Required Qualifications:

    + Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field 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 of expereince in proficient technical design, problem solving and debugging skills is assumed.

    Preferred Qualifications:

    + Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

    + OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

    + OR equivalent experience.

     

    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 November 17, 2025.

     

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    Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .