Job Details
Posted date: Aug 04, 2025
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Category: Software Engineering
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $188,900
Range: $119,800 - $258,000
Employment type: Full-Time
Travel amount: 25.0%
Work location type: Up to 50% work from home
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
Are you ready to make a global impact and foster a culture of diversity and innovation? The Microsoft Teams Messaging team is looking for a senior software engineer like you!At Microsoft, we're on a quest to empower every individual and organization on the planet to achieve more. As a Senior Software Engineer on our team, you'll be at the heart of this mission, bringing your unique ideas to life and championing collaborative environments that celebrate every colleague's brilliance.
Microsoft Teams is pivotal to our vision for intelligent communications and collaboration. As the hub for teamwork in Office 365, we're rapidly becoming the go-to platform for hundreds of millions of users worldwide.
As a member of the Microsoft Teams Messaging team, you'll dive into the core communications feature areas of our product. You'll join a close-knit team with a culture of impact, growth, and innovation, covering everything from user-facing features to performance. We're crafting first-class communication and collaboration platforms, and you can be a driving force in this revolutionary space, creating new opportunities for collaboration and supporting our hybrid work model for customers.
If you're passionate about making a difference and eager to work in an environment that values diversity, customer obsession and out-of-the-box thinking, come and join Microsoft Teams Messaging team. Let's innovate together and shape the future of communication and collaboration.
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.
Technical Mastery: Excellence in object-oriented languages, algorithms, data structures, and design patterns. Experience with React and TypeScript, or willingness to learn, is key.Collaborative Spirit: Effective communication. Work closely with global teams to develop new features.Engineering Excellence: Engineering excellence and commitment to writing code that's not only functional but also well-designed, testable, and maintainable. Utilize best practices to build robust solutions.Design & User Experience Passion: Bring craft to product, build features that are not just functional but feel great to use, prioritizing aesthetics and user experience.End-to-End Implementation: Show initiative to learn and do whatever it takes to implement features fully, whether it involves diving into native code or learning new technologies.Data-Driven Analysis: Analyze feature performance in production to continuously improve the product.Mentorship & Growth: Engage in mentorship, code reviews, and knowledge sharing to foster the professional growth of the team.Commitment to Development: Invest in the growth of team members, guiding them to reach their full potential.
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.4+ years of experience designing & shipping production software. 4+ years of experience with algorithms, data structures, and design patterns.Other Requirements:
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.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.Proven Application Design: Your track record includes designing and delivering high-performance, reliable, accessible, and secure applications for a vast user base.Data-Driven Development: You're adept at instrumenting apps and leveraging analytics and A/B testing to guide feature development.Agile Methodology: You're well-versed in Agile practices, frequent app releases, and the modern software development lifecycle.Collaborative Approach: You excel at partnering with teams both locally and globally within Microsoft, as well as contributing to the Open Source community.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 August 11, 2025.
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