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Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft

Location

United States

Type

Full-time

Posted

10/15/2026

Compensation

$119,800 - $261,000 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
Master's with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202696.0% approval-64% YoY
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Job description

As a Senior Software Engineer on the GPU infrastructure team at Microsoft, you will design and build the operator layer that provisions, repairs, and manages bare-metal GPU servers. This role involves working with advanced technologies such as BMC, Redfish management, and DPU provisioning. You will be responsible for creating concurrency-safe tooling and automating workflows to enhance system reliability. Joining this fast-paced team offers the opportunity to develop expertise in distributed systems design and work with cutting-edge hardware.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years of 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.
  • Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years of technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years of technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of experience building or operating large-scale distributed systems or control planes.
  • 5+ years of experience with Linux systems programming and networking fundamentals.

Responsibilities

  • Design and own the architecture for provisioning and operator services for GPU servers.
  • Write extensible, secure, well-tested code for bare-metal automation.
  • Mentor other engineers on coding patterns, code review, and quality standards.
  • Serve as a designated responsible individual (DRI) on a rotational on-call basis.
  • Apply AI tools and practices across the software development lifecycle.
  • Build automation, telemetry, and monitoring for GPU fleet operations.

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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