Job Description

The MSN Service Platform team is responsible for serving 200M+ daily active users with most personalized experience. The system powers MSN Feed across a wide range of products like Windows, Edge, Super App and Copilot.

As a

Senior Software Engineer

in the team, you will be directly impacting billions of Microsoft users. Our mission is to provide relevant, personalized, safe, quality, and engaging content to the users who utilize our product. You'll work on cutting-edge technologies, tackling challenges in scalability, security and performance. We are looking for a motivated Software Engineer with a solid technical background to help build and improve our service platforms. You will be working in an agile and flexible environment.



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.



Starting January 26, 2026, Microsoft AI (MAI) employees who live within a 50- mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. or 25-mile commute of a non-U.S., country-specific location are expected to work from the office at least four days per week. This expectation is subject to local law and may vary by jurisdiction.

Responsibilities

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Collaborates closely with cross-functional teams, including product owners, designers, and other engineers, to understand and address business requirements effectively. Works closely with the leadership and product owner to help address business needs while maintaining engineering standards, reducing technical debt and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement. Designs and develops distributed software systems that are reliable, scalable, and performant. Creates, implements, optimizes, debugs, refactors, and reuses code to establish and improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI). Participates in code reviews, providing constructive feedback and ensuring code quality and adherence to coding standards. Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guides other engineers by developing and following the playbook, working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions, alerting stakeholders about status and initiates actions to restore normal operations when appropriate. Proactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.

Qualifications

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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.
3+ years of experience in backend development using languages such as Python, Java, C#, or Node.js.

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 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.
Demonstrated programming skills and knowledge of large scale, high availability services with a background in reliability, scalability and performance. Solid software engineering fundamentals with expertise in coding, data structures, algorithms, testing, and debugging. Data-driven mindset with the ability to analyze complex data, derive insights, and influence decisions through clear, evidence-based communication. Proven experience leading large, cross-team initiatives and shaping product strategy through deep domain expertise, collaboration, and a growth mindset.
Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $114,400 - CAD $203,900 per year.

Find additional pay information here:


https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until November 8th, 2025.

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