Overview
Ready to shape the future of how Microsoft operates its ~$250B+ business portfolio?
Are you passionate about AI, data, and transformative user experiences? Do you bring energy, curiosity, and a strong sense of ownership to your work?
The Finance Data & Experiences (FD&E) organization is on a mission to redefine how Microsoft measures, monitors, and optimizes its global business - and we're looking for top talent to join us. This is a unique opportunity to lead with bold ideas, apply cutting-edge technology, and work across Finance, Sales, Marketing, Business Operations, and Product Engineering to deliver high-impact business solutions. The right candidate will thrive in fast-paced, cross-functional environments, bring fresh thinking to complex problems, and be eager to learn to take ownership of end-to-end processes and outcomes. Join us and be part of a team that's pushing the boundaries of innovation, taking risks, and implementing AI to drive business excellence
At FD&E, we foster a culture of customer centricity, innovation, agility, and transparency - and we're building a team that's ready to help Microsoft chart its next chapter in AI-driven business excellence.
Responsibilities
As a Sr Software Engineer at Microsoft, you'll be part of a team of world-class engineers leveraging cutting-edge Microsoft Cloud and AI technologies to deliver modern, scalable, and intelligent systems that drive the Microsoft business forward.
This is a unique opportunity to kickstart and grow your career with deep hands-on exposure to Microsoft technologies, while developing your software engineering skills in an inclusive, growth-oriented environment.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, deploy, and operate scalable cloud-based data driven, pipeline processing & input modeling solutions using modern data platforms and Cloud services.
Well versed in Sql skills, data modeling, data engineering, best practices and most importantly a self-learner.
Strong foundation of Data Structures, algorithms and Programming capabilities that can be applied in any tech stack thereby enabling high quality delivery.
Independent enough to lead business engagement calls with business partners, be able to translate business tasks into technical tasks, comfortable in working through ambiguities thereby responsible for driving clarity and smooth delivery of multiple Tenants in parallel.
Integrate AI capabilities such as Azure OpenAI and ML models to enhance system intelligence and user productivity.
Serve as a technical mentor and thought leader for a group of engineers, providing guidance, support, and regular feedback to accelerate their growth and technical development.
Apply engineering best practices as you design and deliver high-quality, scalable solutions. Own your solution end-to-end through design, implementation, and operations.
Implement robust monitoring, logging and alerting for proactive issue detection. Leverage telemetry and usage analytics to understand customer behavior and inform product decisions.
Collaborate cross-functionally across stakeholders, product managers, and other engineers to deliver integrated, customer-focused experiences.
Contribute to the evolution of Microsoft's data platforms through technical feedback and innovation.
Championing a culture of diversity, inclusion, customer obsession, and continuous learning.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
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
OR equivalent experience.
Foundation in Sql, Data Structures and Object Oriented Programming Skills.
Preferred Qualifications
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
OR 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
OR equivalent experience. Exposure to Microsoft Sql, Azure or other cloud platforms ( AWS).
Familiarity with AI/ML fundamentals, tools (like Azure ML, OpenAI), or data analytics workflows.
Understanding of version control systems (e.g., Git) and DevOps practices.
Curiosity, collaboration mindset, and a passion for solving real-world customer problems.
Demonstrated ability to lead through influence-coaching, mentoring, and empowering junior team members without direct reporting lines.
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. (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html)
