The Senior Software Engineer role at Microsoft involves designing and implementing client applications, cloud services, SDKs, and distributed systems for the MAI Payments team. This team focuses on building next-generation payment and commerce infrastructure that supports various Microsoft platforms. The engineer will work closely with product, design, and engineering partners to ensure high-quality and reliable commerce platforms. The position emphasizes solid engineering practices while contributing to a culture of inclusion and collaboration.

• 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.
• Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• Experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems and microservices in a cloud environment.
• Solid backend engineering experience, including API design and service-to-service communication.
• Full-stack development experience with modern frontend technologies such as JavaScript/TypeScript and React.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to determine user and system requirements for XPay scenarios.
• Drive the identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for services and applications.
• Design, implement, debug, refactor, and optimize backend services and APIs to improve performance and reliability.
• Develop high-quality, extensible code used across large-scale microservices and payment systems.
• Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and participate in on-call rotations to monitor services and respond to incidents.
• Proactively seek new knowledge and apply modern engineering practices to improve operational consistency at scale.
• Play a key role in shaping software architecture by making informed tradeoffs.
• Collaborate with engineers across teams to surface common pain points and develop solutions.

• Employees at Microsoft are often offered comprehensive, “world-class” benefits—including health and mental-wellness programs, competitive pay with bonuses and stock awards, and retirement/savings options. Time-off and flexibility are common, with generous vacation and holidays, parental and caregiver leave, and flexible work schedules, alongside learning support, employee resource groups, product discounts, and matching-gifts/volunteering programs. Specific benefits can vary by region.