Microsoft

Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft • $119K — $234K *
Redmond, WA 98052In-Person
Information Technology
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field plus 4+ years of coding experience in languages like C, Java, and Python.
  • Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a formal degree.
  • Experience in shipping software, automation, or AI-enabled applications post-prototype phase.
  • Familiarity with Large Language Models and related AI patterns.
  • Ability to work with APIs, data sources, and source control management.
  • Experience collaborating with nontechnical users to develop internal tools.
  • Proven track record in evaluating AI system quality and usability.

Responsibilities

  • Build and automate AI tools for communications needs like media intelligence and narrative analysis.
  • Partner with users to clarify requirements and enhance solutions based on feedback.
  • Write, debug, and document maintainable code effectively.
  • Integrate data sources securely using APIs and authentication methods.
  • Develop evaluation frameworks assessing AI tool accuracy and safety.
  • Implement validation processes, monitoring, and access controls for AI systems.
  • Document technical processes and create reusable components for efficient future development.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders across departments to ensure compliance with standards.

Benefits

  • Access to advanced technology stacks including Microsoft Azure and Copilot.
  • Collaboration opportunities with diverse teams in a global organization.
  • Potential for flexible work arrangements and ongoing training.
  • Exposure to innovative projects at the intersection of AI and communications.
  • Commitment to responsible AI practices and ethical technology development.
Full Job Description
Overview

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Microsoft Communications team, you will build and scale AI-powered tools to enable communicators to experiment rapidly, learn from data, and turn proven concepts into everyday capabilities. You will collaborate closely with communicators, data and insights professionals, and engineering partners to transform well-scoped business problems into working solutions. You will own features and projects from prototype through adoption, while working with technical partners across the organization when the work requires broader architecture or organizational alignment.

This opportunity will allow you to apply modern AI engineering to real communications and business challenges, develop production-minded solutions in a fast-moving environment, and help establish practical patterns for responsible AI usage across a global organization.

Responsibilities

  • Build agents, workflow automations, data integrations, and applications that address defined communications needs, including research, media intelligence, narrative analysis, content workflows, measurement, and knowledge discovery.


  • Partner with users to clarify requirements, create prototypes, gather feedback, and improve solutions based on observed usage and measurable outcomes.


  • Write, test, debug, and document maintainable code.


  • Integrate approved internal and external data sources using secure APIs and authentication methods.


  • Develop evaluation frameworks for accuracy, reliability, grounding, safety, and usefulness.


  • Implement appropriate validation, error handling, access controls, monitoring, and human review processes.


  • Create clear technical documentation, reusable components, and shared building blocks that enable faster and more consistent future development.


  • Partner with communications, product, engineering, security, privacy, legal, and Responsible AI stakeholders to resolve issues and ensure compliance with Microsoft standards.


  • Collaborate with external suppliers and partners to design and develop third-party solutions that meet Microsoft business and technical requirements.


  • Embody our culture and values.


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 Python


  • OR equivalent experience.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience building and shipping software, automation, data products, or AI-enabled applications beyond the prototype stage.


  • Experience with Large Language Models, agents, retrieval, tool calling, structured outputs, or related AI application patterns.


  • Experience working with application programming interfaces, authentication, enterprise data sources, testing, debugging, and source control.


  • Experience building internal enterprise tools or workflow products in collaboration with nontechnical users.


  • Experience evaluating AI systems for quality, grounding, safety, reliability, and user value.


  • Experience with Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Copilot, GitHub Copilot, Copilot Studio, Power Platform, or comparable technologies.


  • Experience working with communications teams to plan, develop, approve, distribute, and assess their work.


  • Experience applying machine learning or data techniques to large volumes of text, audience information, or other unstructured business data.


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 $160,200 - $261,000 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.

About Microsoft

Microsoft is an American multinational corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services. Microsoft’s devices and consumer (D&C) licensing segment licenses the Windows operating system and related software, Microsoft Office for consumers, and the Windows Phone operating system. The company’s computing and gaming hardware segment provides Xbox gaming and entertainment consoles and accessories, second-party and third-party video games, and Xbox Live subscriptions; surface devices and accessories; and Microsoft PC accessories. Its phone hardware segment offers Lumia smartphones and other non-Lumia phones. Its D&C segment provides Windows Store, Xbox Live transactions, and Windows phone store; search advertising; display advertising; Office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal; first-party video games; and other consumer products and services as well as operating retail stores. Microsoft’s commercial licensing segments license server products, including Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Visual Studio, System Center, and related Client Access Licenses (CALs); Windows Embedded; Windows operating system; Microsoft Office for business, including Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, and related CALs; Microsoft Dynamics business solutions; and Skype. Its commercial segment offers enterprise services, including premier support services and Microsoft consulting services; commercial cloud comprising Office 365 Commercial, other Microsoft Office online offerings, Dynamics CRM Online, and Microsoft Azure; and other commercial products and online services. The company markets and distributes its products through original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and resellers, as well as online.

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Size
181,000 employees
Market Cap
$1,762.4 billion
Industry
Enterprise Technology
Net Income
$51.3 billion
Founded
1975
5 Year Trend
+15.5%
Revenue
$153.2 billion
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