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# Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft

Department: Software Engineering

Compensation

$119,800 – $234,700/yr

**Setup**
: On-site

**Location**
: Redmond, Washington

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: senior

**Posted**
: Sep 11, 2026

## Description

Microsoft is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to build, operate, and maintain resilient distributed cloud services for Azure Key Vault. The role requires strong computer science fundamentals, experience with microservices, RESTful APIs, event-driven or serverless systems, and large-scale systems thinking. Candidates need a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field plus at least four years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, or equivalent experience. The position requires Microsoft Cloud background screening and offers a U.S. base pay range of USD 119,800 to USD 234,700 per year, with higher ranges for the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area.

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