Senior Software Engineer | Microsoft

Job Description

Company: Microsoft

Position: Senior Software Engineer

Job Number: 200038233

Location: Houston, Texas, United States

Employment Type: Full-Time

Work Model: Hybrid (3 Days/Week In-Office)

Travel Requirement: Less than 25%

Profession: Software Engineering

Discipline: Software Engineering

Role Type: Individual Contributor (IC4)

Base Salary: USD $119,800 – $234,700 annually (U.S.)

San Francisco Bay Area & New York City Salary Range: USD $160,200 – $261,000 annually

Microsoft is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join its Industry Solutions Engineering (ISE) team. This role provides an opportunity to collaborate directly with strategic customers, develop innovative cloud-based solutions, contribute to open-source technologies, and solve complex business challenges using modern software engineering practices.

About Microsoft

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Through innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning, Microsoft develops technologies that transform industries, improve productivity, and create meaningful impact for customers worldwide.

The company fosters a culture built on respect, integrity, accountability, inclusion, and growth, providing employees with opportunities to innovate while making a difference globally.

About the Industry Solutions Engineering (ISE) Team

The Industry Solutions Engineering (ISE) team is a global engineering organization that partners directly with customers to solve complex business challenges using cloud technologies, software engineering, artificial intelligence, and open-source innovation.

ISE engineers work side-by-side with customer engineering teams, Microsoft product organizations, partners, and open-source communities to develop scalable, high-impact solutions that accelerate digital transformation.

As part of this team, you will work with a wide variety of technologies—not limited to Microsoft platforms—while contributing reusable solution patterns and open-source software assets that strengthen the Microsoft ecosystem.

Position Overview

The Senior Software Engineer will design, build, optimize, and deliver cloud-native software solutions while collaborating with cross-functional teams of software engineers, data scientists, technical program managers, designers, and customer engineering teams.

This position requires strong software engineering fundamentals, modern cloud development expertise, customer engagement experience, and a passion for solving real-world technical challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customers and internal stakeholders to gather technical and business requirements.
• Design scalable software architectures, applications, platforms, and cloud-based services.
• Identify technical dependencies and prepare detailed design documentation.
• Develop, optimize, debug, refactor, and maintain high-quality software solutions.
• Improve software performance, maintainability, scalability, and return on investment (ROI).
• Leverage deep technical expertise to guide product development and engineering decisions.
• Partner with project managers and stakeholders to develop project plans, release plans, and work items.
• Serve as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) for software systems and services.
• Monitor production systems for availability, reliability, and operational health.
• Respond to incidents, troubleshoot issues, and restore services when required.
• Drive continuous improvements in system performance, monitoring, observability, and operational excellence.
• Research and adopt emerging technologies, engineering practices, and software development patterns.
• Contribute to Microsoft’s collaborative engineering culture and company values.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum four (4) years of technical engineering experience developing software using one or more of the following programming languages:

• C
• C++
• C#
• Java
• JavaScript
• Python

Equivalent professional experience may also be considered.

Additional Requirement

• Microsoft is unable to sponsor work visas for this position due to the nature of the role’s responsibilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field with six (6) or more years of technical engineering experience.
• OR Bachelor’s Degree with eight (8) or more years of software engineering experience.
• Equivalent professional experience may also be considered.
• Experience with ROS2 (Robot Operating System 2).
• Experience working with industrial robots such as ABB, KUKA, FANUC, or Universal Robots (UR).
• Experience using simulation platforms including Isaac Sim and NVIDIA Omniverse.
• Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence applications in robotics.
• Experience with industrial communication protocols including OPC UA and MQTT.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%.

Technical Skills

• Cloud Software Engineering
• C
• C++
• C#
• Java
• JavaScript
• Python
• ROS2
• Industrial Robotics
• ABB Robotics
• KUKA Robotics
• FANUC Robotics
• Universal Robots (UR)
• Isaac Sim
• NVIDIA Omniverse
• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• OPC UA
• MQTT
• Open Source Development
• Cloud Architecture
• Software Design
• Performance Optimization
• System Reliability
• Observability
• Agile Software Development

Compensation

United States Salary Range: USD $119,800 – $234,700 annually

San Francisco Bay Area & New York City Salary Range: USD $160,200 – $261,000 annually

Actual compensation is determined based on skills, experience, qualifications, location, and business requirements.

Eligible employees may also qualify for additional compensation and comprehensive employee benefits.

Benefits & Perks

Microsoft offers a comprehensive rewards package designed to support employees’ personal wellbeing, career growth, and financial future.

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage.
• Wellness and health programs.
• Financial planning and retirement benefits.
• Competitive compensation package.
• Professional learning and career development opportunities.
• Flexible hybrid work environment.
• Collaborative and inclusive workplace culture.
• Additional compensation and employee benefits based on eligibility.

Why Join Microsoft?

• Work directly with strategic enterprise customers.
• Build cloud-native solutions using modern software engineering practices.
• Collaborate with Microsoft product teams and open-source communities.
• Contribute to AI, cloud, robotics, and industrial innovation projects.
• Develop reusable software assets with global impact.
• Join a culture focused on innovation, learning, diversity, and inclusion.
• Build a rewarding career with one of the world’s leading technology companies.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Microsoft is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants 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 laws and regulations.

Reasonable accommodations are available throughout the hiring process for qualified applicants with disabilities or religious accommodation needs.