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Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft

Location

Mountain View, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/22/2026

Compensation

$119,800 - $261,000 per year

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

Job description

The Senior Software Engineer will join the OneNote Cloud Experiences team, focusing on building transformational AI-driven applications like Copilot Notebooks. This role emphasizes creating intelligent, dynamic notebooks that enhance user productivity and understanding. The team seeks innovative problem solvers who value collaboration and quality in their work. Candidates will contribute to scalable solutions across web and mobile platforms while leveraging best-in-class infrastructure.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline and 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements.
  • Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python is preferred.
  • 1+ years of experience with modern AI technologies, including Generative AI and large language models.
  • 1+ years of experience leveraging AI Coding Agents to develop product features.
  • Background in working with large-scale, distributed systems.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Fabric, AWS, or similar cloud computing platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to determine user requirements for features.
  • Drive the identification of dependencies and develop design documents for product areas.
  • Lead by example and mentor others to produce quality results.
  • Guide engineers on-call to monitor system features for degradation and approve restoration of services.
  • Stay current in skills to improve product availability, reliability, and performance.
  • Leverage the work of peers and industry solutions to avoid reinventing the wheel.

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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