staff software engineering Staff Engineer tech_leadership · Posted May 18, 2026
$85,400 – $168,100
USD per year

About this role

Microsoft is hiring a staff-level Staff Engineer in the software engineering function based in Redmond, WA. The posting calls out experience with Azure, Kubernetes, Snowflake, Kafka. Compensation is listed at $85,400–$168,100 per year.

Role
Staff Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
staff
Track
Tech leadership
Employment
Full-time
Location
Redmond, WA
Department
Data Engineering
Posted
May 18, 2026

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Job description

from Microsoft careers
Overview

 

If you are excited by the challenge of designing distributed systems that process petabytes of data for the world's most advanced AI models, this is your team. We are not looking for someone to just write queries or maintain legacy pipelines. We are looking for Systems Builders—engineers who understand the internals of distributed compute, who treat data infrastructure as a product, and who want to architect the backbone of Microsoft Copilot.

Join us to build the "Paved Road" for AI. You will own the platform that transforms raw, massive-scale signals into the fuel that powers training, inference, and evaluation for millions of users. We need someone who is energized by solving hard problems in stream processing, lakehouse architecture, and developer 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.  
 
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