Microsoft Senior Software Engineer

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Posted date: Mar 03, 2026

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Category: Software Engineering

Location: Multiple Locations, Multiple Locations

Employment type: Full-Time

Work location type: 0 days / week in-office – remote

Role: Individual Contributor


Description

Overview

Come build the foundations that power large-scale services. In this role, you will join a team focused on designing and delivering high‑quality libraries and SDKs that enable service teams across M365 to move faster, operate more safely, and evolve their platforms with confidence. Your work will be used by engineers building and running globally distributed services, amplifying your impact well beyond a single product.

You will collaborate closely with service owners, platform teams, and other library engineers to translate real-world service needs into robust, ergonomic, and well-documented SDKs. This role offers opportunities to learn deeply about large-scale systems, modern systems programming, and how shared infrastructure accelerates innovation across the company.

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

Lead the design, implementation, and long-term evolution of libraries and SDKs used by large-scale, production services.Apply systems programming principles—safety, performance, reliability—with a strong focus on Rust and fit-for-purpose abstractions.Drive API design with attention to developer ergonomics, compatibility, versioning strategy, and adoption across multiple teams.Partner with service teams to translate requirements into shared components; influence integration patterns and reduce friction for adoption.Establish or raise engineering quality bars through testing strategies, documentation, sample usage, CI validation, and release practices.Mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical coaching; contribute to improving the team’s engineering foundation.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or PythonOR equivalent experience. Experience delivering production-quality software and leading implementation across feature areas.Experience designing, building, or maintaining shared libraries/frameworks/SDKs with attention to API contracts, testing, and lifecycle management.Demonstrated technical leadership (e.g., driving design reviews, guiding architecture decisions, improving engineering practices).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 technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or PythonOR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.Experience with Rust in production or building reusable systems/infrastructure components in Rust.Experience with large-scale services or distributed systems and understanding of reliability/performance tradeoffs.Experience establishing patterns for adoption (docs, samples, migration guidance, compatibility strategy) across multiple teams.Track record of cross-team collaboration, including navigating tradeoffs and aligning with partner needs.

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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