Senior Software Engineer

Are you an experienced Senior Software Engineer with a passion for Windows? Are you an individual that has a background in successfully launching innovative experiences? Do you excel in collaborating across design, program management, and data disciplines? Do you thrive on solving complex and ambiguous challenges? If so, come join us! We are the Microsoft Store team. Our team is focused on ensuring that Windows users at home, work, and school find it easy to discover and engage with the experiences they need most and that Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) are excited to build Windows experiences because they can innovate, differentiate, and exceed their business goals on Windows. 

We’re seeking a strategic thinker with an entrepreneurial mindset—someone who thrives in a “go fast, fail fast” environment and connects technical execution with product vision. You’ll have the opportunity to leverage LLMs and recommendation systems to build features that make the Store smarter, faster, and more relevant. This is a chance to grow your engineering and leadership skills through hands-on contributions to critical platform components, while mentoring others and setting technical direction. You’ll collaborate with experienced engineers, product managers, applied scientists, and data experts to ship AI-powered, high-quality software at scale—helping shape the future of the Microsoft Store experience.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with project management, applied science, data, and design teams to define opportunities where artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) can improve user experience.
• Implement, test, and optimize features, ensuring low latency and high performance in AI-driven scenarios.
• Applies deep subject-matter expertise to influence cross-team planning and execution, aligning engineering efforts with product vision and accelerating delivery through fast iteration and experimentation.
• Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), ensuring reliability and performance of Store client experiences, while mentoring engineers across the team and driving operational excellence.
• Proactively explores emerging technologies and patterns to improve availability, efficiency, and observability of the Store client, sharing insights and fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
• Stay current with advancements in LLM capabilities, retrieval/ranking systems, and recommendation models—and proactively identify where they can be applied.

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.
• 4+ years of experience in Windows application development technologies and frameworks such as UWP, WinUI3, WPF or Win32, MVVM.
• 2+ years experience of at least one AI orchestration framework (e.g., LangChain, Semantic Kernel, LlamaIndex).
• OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• Experience building intelligent features using LLMs, recommendation systems, or personalization frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to operate with a strategic, entrepreneurial mindset, thriving in fast-paced environments that embrace experimentation and rapid iteration.
• Deep understanding of the Windows app ecosystem.
• Ability to work with teams which are globally distributed across time zones.
• Experience collaborating with applied science or ML research teams.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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 

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 16th, 2025

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.