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Posted date: Sep 25, 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: 3 days / week in-office
Role: People Manager
Description
Xbox Game Studios is looking for a Senior Software Quality Engineer to join the Studios Quality organization in a role focused on compliance, platforms, and accessibility. This role will manage an established group of experienced Quality Engineers, supporting them in their individual career growth while also making strategic decisions that enable the team to deliver increased impact in support of our partners.The team is recently combined, bringing a collective of subject matter experts together—this role will have a critical part in helping to refine the shape and engagement model for the team going forward, leveraging the team’s experiences and building on the organizational foundations already in place. The scope of this role is unique, extending broadly across the first-party portfolio as well as delving deep into nuanced and continually evolving domains.
As a member of the greater Studios Quality team, this role will also be part of a community of Quality Engineers, Software Engineers, Data Scientists, and Product Managers focused on providing cutting-edge quality solutions for world-class products across Xbox Game Studios. It will partner closely with functional experts across the gaming organization, game teams in our first party studios, as well as project-based teams within Studios Quality.
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.
Mentor and coach the members of an international team, empowering them to grow and advance in their careersLeverage the experience and deep knowledge of the team to support our partners, also working to grow a personal knowledge base in the team’s owned domainsMaintain awareness of the broad portfolio and concurrent workstreams, guiding prioritization and ensuring expected coverage and support for all releasesProactively identify opportunities to enhance the capabilities of the team, including staying up to date on policies and proceduresManage comprehensive, consumable, and actionable reporting alongside robust tracking of all work to meet internal requirementsContribute to the overall Studios Quality team, sharing learnings, collaborating with peers, and guiding the organization in areas of the team’s ownership
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:Master's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years software industry experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years software industry experience OR equivalent experience.2 years experience with people management and career mentorship.Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with Quality Engineering/Quality Assurance.Proficiency or interest in accessibility, compliance, and multiple platforms.Experience with multiple concurrent workstreams and/or productsExperience with game development or other entertainment fieldsFamiliarity with task management and reporting software (e.g. Azure DevOps, (ADO) and Power Business Intelligence (BI).Software Quality Engineering M4 - 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 October 6th, 2025.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
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