Senior Software Engineer Job at Microsoft Corporation (Redmond)

Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft Corporation

Location:
United States , Redmond

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

119800.00 - 234700.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

The Windows Cloud division is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help elevate Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and Windows 365 Cloud PC (W365) to new heights. AVD and W365 were recently recognized as leaders in the inaugural Gartner Magic Quadrant™ for Desktop as a Service (DaaS). These services offer organizations a modern, scalable, cloud-based Windows experience. If you're passionate about solving distributed systems challenges and building high-scale infrastructure, this role offers the opportunity to design and implement critical platform features that directly impact the scalability, reliability, and performance of our cloud services. You’ll deepen your expertise in areas such as cloud compute, desktop virtualization, large-scale storage, and microservices architecture. You’ll collaborate with a diverse team of engineers to build new platform capabilities across virtualized compute, storage, and networking—enhancing the value we deliver globally.

Job Responsibility:

Lead architectural discussions and design efforts for product and solution components
Create design documentation and lead validation of proposed solutions
Mentor others by modeling best practices and producing extensible, maintainable code
Optimize, debug, refactor, and reuse code to improve performance and maintainability
Identify and promote best practices and coding patterns
Design and develop large-scale distributed software services
Drive modern engineering practices through design and code reviews
Define system interfaces across components and use data/telemetry to inform decisions
Ensure services are modular, secure, reliable, diagnosable, monitored, and reusable
Improve test coverage, implement integration tests, and resolve issues
Consider testability, portability, reliability, and maintainability in code readiness
Gain a working understanding of Microsoft’s business and contribute to cohesive, end-to-end user experiences
Focus on customer and partner needs using a data-driven approach
Embody our Culture and Values

Requirements:

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
3+ years of experience designing, implementing, and shipping cloud services or software products
3+ years of experience with distributed systems delivering large-scale, secure, and resilient cloud services
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements
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Nice to have:

Broad experience and track record of working across teams to deliver shared solutions to complex problems
Ability to quickly ramp up, understand complex problems, and create solutions across many products

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 03, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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