Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer | Microsoft Careers Skip to main content Microsoft Careers Careers Careers Search Search jobs Sign in Single PositionView All JobsSenior Software EngineerUnited States, Washington, RedmondApply nowAdd to cartFind out how well you match with this jobUpload your resumeJob descriptionCompany and benefitsJob number200043761Date postedJul 21, 2026Work site3 days / week in-officeTravelLess than 25%ProfessionSoftware EngineeringDisciplineSoftware EngineeringRole typeIndividual ContributorEmployment typeFull-TimeOverviewMicrosoft Digital (MSD) powers, protects, and transforms the employee experience across devices, applications, and infrastructure while creating the blueprint that Microsoft customers and partners follow around the world.Within Microsoft Digital, the Digital Asset Governance team is responsible for securing and governing Microsoft’s largest internal productivity ecosystem. We build intelligent governance solutions that help Microsoft manage, protect, and optimize millions of digital assets across SharePoint, Microsoft 365 Groups, Power Platform, Power BI, Loop, Teams Shared Channels, and emerging AI-powered experiences.As a Senior Software Engineer, you will help define the future of digital asset governance at Microsoft. You will design and build cloud-scale services that enable security, compliance, lifecycle management, ownership accountability, and AI readiness across Microsoft's enterprise estate. Working at the intersection of distributed systems, security, data, governance, and AI, you will solve complex engineering challenges that directly support Microsoft's operational excellence goals and Secure Future Initiative (SFI), while influencing how Microsoft and ultimately our customers; govern and secure the next generation of intelligent workplace experiences.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.ResponsibilitiesYou will create, implement, optimize, debug, refactor, and maintain high-quality code with a focus on performance, reliability, security, maintainability, and operational excellence.You will lead complex technical initiatives from concept through deployment, balancing customer needs, engineering quality, operational requirements, and security considerations.You will identify dependencies, author technical design documentation, and develop execution plans that align teams around technical strategy, implementation, and delivery milestones.You will leverage telemetry, analytics, and AI-driven insights to improve governance coverage, reduce operational risk, automate manual processes, and drive data-informed engineering decisions.You will act as a technical leader within the team by mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, leading design discussions, and promoting engineering best practices.You will serve as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) for critical services, participating in on-call rotations, monitoring service health, resolving incidents, and driving long-term reliability improvements.You will partner across Microsoft organizations to influence roadmaps, align technical strategies, and address complex cross-functional challenges involving security, compliance, governance, and cloud infrastructure.You will drive continuous improvements in service availability, observability, efficiency, performance, and operational consistency through modernization and automation investments.You will proactively evaluate emerging technologies, patterns, and industry trends, applying new approaches that improve engineering effectiveness and...