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Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft

Location

Redmond, WA

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

Join the Web Data Platform Team as a Senior Software Engineer to revolutionize web document processing and rendering. You will play a key role in building large-scale batch and streaming systems that support Bing Search and Microsoft AI training scenarios. This position involves processing tens of billions of documents daily and managing vast amounts of data. If you are passionate about high-performance systems and data processing, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact.

Requirements

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop large-scale distributed software services and solutions following modern software engineering practices.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to determine user requirements and develop design documents.
  • Perform system design with well-defined interfaces across multiple components.
  • Develop best-in-class engineering for services, ensuring components are modular, secure, reliable, and maintainable.
  • Improve test coverage and implement integration tests.
  • Troubleshoot and optimize automation, reliability, and monitoring for Live Site.

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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