Microsoft

Software Engineer

Microsoft$102K — $202K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field;
  • 2+ years of technical engineering experience with programming languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python;
  • U.S. citizenship verification required due to government agency customer support;
  • Ability to pass Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire and every two years thereafter;
  • Preferred: 3+ years in application delivery with Microsoft Dynamics 365, Salesforce, or related technologies;
  • Preferred: 3+ years of commercial software engineering and proven track record;
  • Preferred: Experience with AI development tools such as GitHub Copilot.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the full software development lifecycle from requirements gathering to deployment;
  • Build scalable and secure solutions by adhering to engineering best practices;
  • Design and implement application components aligned with architectural standards;
  • Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and designers on customer-focused solutions;
  • Establish best practices for coding and automated testing to maintain high code quality;
  • Build production reliability through monitoring and incident mitigation;
  • Drive continuous improvement and automation opportunities across the team.

Benefits

  • Access to Microsoft benefits and compensation packages;
  • Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning;
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams;
  • Innovative technologies and tools in AI and cloud development;
  • Support for work-life balance with flexible working arrangements.
Full Job Description
Overview

As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for requirements gathering, application development, database design, testing, deployment, and ongoing support of scalable enterprise solutions. You will build AI-infused applications, Agentic Solutions to enhance user experience and productivity, foster creativity, and turning ideas into strategic solutions. All this while enforcing engineering best practices to ensure high-quality, scalable, and secure solutions.

Commercial Sales Experiences organization is part of Microsoft Commercial Business (MCB) responsible for all systems and tools to drive Cloud and AI Solutions to help customers realize value for their investments, by supporting Microsoft Field and Corp resources with programmatic and scalable assets. Commercial Sales Experiences Engineering team is responsible for driving and building apps and engineering solutions to enable key seller roles across MCB. Commercial Sales Experiences is looking for a full stack Software Engineer to join us to drive and deliver innovative and world-class solutions. In this role, you will be responsible for multiple products in Commercial Sales Experiences platform and solutions and deliver state-of-the-art experiences for our users.

Responsibilities

Technical Execution and Engineering Excellence:

Contribute to the end-to-end software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, application and database design, development, testing, and deployment. Build high-quality, scalable, and secure solutions by following engineering best practices and established development standards. Leverage AI technologies and developing Copilot-powered features that enhance user experience, productivity, and business outcomes.

Solution Design and Development:

Design and implement application components and services that align with architectural standards, security requirements, and business objectives. Apply appropriate technologies, frameworks, and design patterns to build reliable, maintainable, and performant systems.

Collaboration and Continuous Learning:

Collaborate effectively with engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver customer-focused solutions. Actively participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and knowledge-sharing activities while continuously expanding technical expertise and contributing to a positive, inclusive team culture.

Quality Assurance:

Establish and enforce best practices in designing, coding, automated testing, and documentation to ensure high standards for code quality, performance, and service reliability.

Reliability & Operational Excellence:

Build production reliability through monitoring, alerting, diagnostics, and automated recovery; lead incident mitigation and root cause analysis; and continuously improve the performance, scalability, and cost efficiency of the platform.

Continuous Improvement and Innovation:

Identify and implement opportunities for automation, process optimization, and technical innovation, contributing to a culture of continuous improvement across the team.

Planning and Communication:

Drive active participation in sprint, quarterly, and semester planning-providing accurate cost and effort estimates while maintaining transparent communication on deliverables, risks, and milestones. Partner effectively with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and business partners to ensure alignment and on-time delivery.

Qualifications
Required/minimum qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.

Other Qualifications

Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of U.S citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customers and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport.

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
  • 3 + Experience in delivering applications with Microsoft Dynamics 365/Sales force, Power Platform, Power Apps, Power Automate, APEX and familiarity with PowerFX and component design.
  • 3+ years of experience as a software engineer building commercial software and proven track record of shipping successful software products & services.
  • 3+ years of experience in cloud development principles and patterns, particularly loosely coupled architectures and micro-services, DevOps model.
  • Technical skills should include proficiency in C#, .NET, Microservices architecture, REST API's, React, JavaScript/TypeScript, or equivalent languages/frameworks.
  • Experience harnessing next-generation AI development tools like GitHub Copilot, Copilot CLI/SDK, Claude CLI, or equivalents to transform the SDLC by building agents, plugins, skills, and MCP servers that drive automation and engineering excellence at scale.
  • Data & Databases: Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Azure Synapse, PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases.
  • Experience in DevOps tooling and Azure infrastructure, including source control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks.
  • Experience influencing and impacting in cross-group and matrixed team environments.


Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100 - $202,200 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 $133,800 - $219,200 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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