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Senior Software Engineer - Full Stack AI/ML

Microsoft

Location

Redmond, WA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/19/2026

Compensation

$119,800 - $261,000 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202696.0% approval-64% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

This role is part of the Engineering Operations team at Microsoft, focusing on enhancing operational excellence across the Microsoft Cloud. The team aims to build scalable machine learning infrastructure to enable autonomous and secure cloud systems. Candidates will leverage their expertise in MLOps to drive improvements in quality, reliability, and security. The position emphasizes collaboration, continuous learning, and responsible AI practices.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, OR equivalent experience.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.
  • Experience building software and services on Microsoft Azure or other cloud computing platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Partner across multiple product groups to apply subject-matter expertise in distributed systems design practices.
  • Lead by example and mentor others to produce extensible and maintainable code used across products.
  • Develop and evangelize insights, best practices, and standards to improve system, platform, and product development.
  • Drive continuous improvements in architecture, code, features, and operations by leveraging technical expertise.
  • Provide technical leadership in test maturity reviews, static analysis reviews, and incident responses.

Benefits

  • 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.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Microsoft Corporation

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

503

FY2026

Approval rate

96.0%

FY2026

LCA certified

3,062

FY2026

Entry-level share

5.7%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-64%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-83%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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