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Job Details
Posted date: Dec 03, 2025
Category: Software Engineering
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $188,900
Range: $119,800 - $258,000
Employment type: Full-Time
Work location type: 3 days / week in-office
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
OverviewAre you an experienced Senior Software Engineer - Microsoft Store with a passion for Windows? Are you an individual that has a background in successfully launching innovative experiences? Do you excel in collaborating across design, program management, and data disciplines? Do you thrive on solving complex and ambiguous challenges? If so, come join us! We are the Microsoft Store team. Our team is focused on ensuring that Windows users at home, work, and school find it easy to discover and engage with the experiences they need most, and that Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) are excited to build Windows experiences because they can innovate, differentiate, and exceed their business goals on Windows.
We’re seeking a strategic thinker with an entrepreneurial mindset—someone who thrives in a “go fast, fail fast” environment and connects technical execution with product vision. You’ll have the opportunity to leverage LLMs and recommendation systems to build features that make the Store smarter, faster, and more relevant. This is a chance to grow your engineering and leadership skills through hands-on contributions to critical platform components, while mentoring others and setting technical direction. You’ll collaborate with experienced engineers, product managers, applied scientists, and data experts to ship AI-powered, high-quality software at scale—helping shape the future of the Microsoft Store experience.
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.
Responsibilities
Partner closely with project management, applied science, data, and design teams to define opportunities where artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) can improve user experience.Leads technical design and architecture for Microsoft Store client, identifying dependencies and driving extensible, maintainable solutions that scale across millions of devices.Demonstrates engineering leadership through hands-on contributions to critical platform components, mentoring others, and setting technical direction.Applies deep subject-matter expertise to influence cross-team planning and execution, aligning engineering efforts with product vision and accelerating delivery through fast iteration and experimentation.Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), ensuring reliability and performance of Store client experiences, while mentoring engineers across the team and driving operational excellence.Proactively explores emerging technologies and patterns to improve availability, efficiency, and observability of the Store client, sharing insights and fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
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 PythonOR equivalent experience. Preferred Qualifications:
Demonstrated ability to operate with a strategic, entrepreneurial mindset, thriving in fast-paced environments that embrace experimentation and rapid iteration. 4+ years of experience in Windows application development technologies and frameworks such as UWP, WinAppSDK, WPF or Win32, MVVM.Experience building intelligent features using LLMs, recommendation systems, or personalization frameworks. Proficient coding skills in C# and/or C++, with a track record of delivering large-scale, performant, scalable, and maintainable software. Deep understanding of the Windows app ecosystem.Ability to work with teams which are globally distributed across time zones.Experience in leading engineering teams in the past.
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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
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
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