New

Software Engineer

Microsoft
$84,200.00 - $165,200.00 / yr
United States, Washington, Redmond
Apr 25, 2026
Overview Come build community, explore your passions, and do your best work. OneDrive and SharePoint are rapidly growing services at the center of Microsoft's cloud, interacting with nearly every part of the company. You will join a team that is fundamentally changing the way millions of people use their devices and interact with their most important content across home, work, and school. In this role, you will work with engineers, program managers, and designers to build and deliver large-scale, distributed systems and features that power OneDrive and SharePoint. You will design, develop, and improve services that manage internet-scale data, enable performant file and site experiences, and advance how people interact with their data. This opportunity will allow you to deepen your skills in distributed systems, data-driven engineering, and service reliability while working on high-impact customer-facing solutions. This role offers flexibility, allowing you to partner with your manager to define a working model that meets both team and individual needs. 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 Works within large-scale distributed systems that are critical for customers around the world. Designs and delivers services that manage internet-scale data stores, enable high-performance file and site browsing and editing experiences, and introduce new capabilities for how people manage and interact with their data and telemetry. Contributes across the full stack, including user-facing experiences, core system logic, large-scale storage systems, and background infrastructure that supports service reliability and engineering productivity. Collaborates with a broad engineering team, including engineers, program managers, and designers, to deliver scalable solutions aligned with OneDrive and SharePoint service needs. Contributes to and helps shape the engineering culture of the OneDrive and SharePoint team through active participation in team practices and collaboration. Applies data-driven approaches to design and implement improvements and new features across products and services. Writes clean, efficient code and develops comprehensive automated tests. Implements telemetry, metrics, and monitoring to understand system behavior and ensure service reliability and performance at scale. Delivers features and capabilities that support hundreds of millions of customers globally. Qualifications Required Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. Other Requirements: Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. Preferred Qualifications: Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with proven experience 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 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. Experience collaborating with peers and partner teams to meet joint engineering goals. Solid coding, debugging, algorithm design, and problem-solving skills. Experience with cloud-scale services and server/service management features. Able to learn new systems quickly and adapt new methodologies to our services. Experience with building cloud-scale infrastructure components. Awareness, passion, and experience related to cloud scale distributed design and patterns. Familiarity with secure software design concepts. Proven track record of delivering projects that include multiple components. Ability and eagerness to work across and partner with multiple engineering teams to achieve business goals. #ODSPEng #EiP #IC2SWE Software Engineering IC2 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $84,200 - $165,200 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 $109,000 - $180,400 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.