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Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft
$119,800.00 - $234,700.00 / yr
United States, Washington, Redmond
Jan 18, 2026
Overview Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what canbeand take their careersfurther. This is a world ofmorepossibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the skyisthelimitthinkingina cloud-enabled world. Microsoft's Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-timeanalytics,and business intelligence.The products ourportfolioincludeMicrosoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure EventGrid, and Power BI. Our mission is tobuild the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-firstapplicationsand driving a data culture. Within Azure Data, the messaging and real-time analytics team provides comprehensive solutions and a robust platform that enables users to ingest high granularity signals (real-time & observability) and complex data, converting those into a competitive advantage in real-time for both end users and modern applications. Are you ready to work on the next generation local storage micro-service that powers Azure Event Hubs (http://aka.ms/eventhubs), Azure Service Bus messaging (http://aka.ms/servicebus), Azure Event Grid (http://aka.ms/azureventgrid), and more? Are you excited to build a service that is lean and mean, where throughput and latency matter the most, while keeping the highest bar of quality? If you value unit tests, TDD, refactoring, simple and efficient designs, ensuring quality by using all available tools and a team that is egoless, then you are what the Messaging team is looking for! We do not just value differences or different perspectives.We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served. Responsibilities Write/debug low-level code (systems engineering) dealing with writing data to disks fast, checksums, performance, IOps, networking, etc. Build real-time data ingestion services which supports millions of messages being processed per second with 99.99% service availability. Build highly reliable distributed storage systems which supports low latency/high throughput for ingestion relying on proven technologies like Azure Service Fabric. Support hundreds of thousands of Azure applications where the messaging services are the backbone for core features like: Triggering of event notifications, asynchronous, reliable communication, telemetry and diagnostics. Ensure high availability and reliability by designing and writing high quality and very well tested code Embody ourcultureandvalues Qualifications Required/MinimumQualifications 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, Python, or Rust OR equivalent experience. Other Requirements Abilityto meet Microsoft,customerand/or government security screening requirements arerequiredfor this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will berequiredto pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. Preferred/Additional Qualifications 4+ years with Solid CS fundamentals, fluent in multi-threaded, asynchronous programming, clear inclination for architecting at scale. Systems engineering experience Debugging skills Ability to adapt quickly to new tools and processes #azdat #azuredata #localstore #messaging #tdd #quality Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $158,400 - $258,000 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.