Senior Software Engineer

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Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world.

Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-time analytics, and business intelligence. The products our portfolio include Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture.

Within Azure Data, the databases team builds and maintains Microsoft's operational Database systems. We store and manage data in a structured way to enable multitude of applications across various industries. We are on a journey to enable developer friendly, mission-critical, AI enabled operational Databases across relational, non-relational and OSS offerings.

On the Azure SQL Experiences team, we build the essential developer tools that make this possible, and we’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to be at the heart of this mission. You will evolve DacFx, the core engine for database CI/CD and schema evolution, and shape our SQL extensions for VS Code, a go-to tool for developers and DBAs worldwide. You’ll help transform one of the world’s most trusted data platforms into a cloud-native, AI-ready foundation for the next generation of applications.

We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served.

At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. We foster a culture of inclusion, growth, and innovation, built on values of respect, integrity, and accountability. If you're passionate about driving meaningful impact, solving complex problems, and contributing to a growing organization, we would love to hear from you.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline 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.
• 4+ years of demonstrated experience in designing, building, and shipping high-quality, commercial software.
  

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.

Required Qualifications:

• Demonstrated expertise in C# and .NET, with deep experience building systems-level libraries or frameworks.
• Proficiency with T-SQL and a solid understanding of SQL Server fundamentals.
• Proven ability to lead the design and delivery of complex projects with multiple engineers.
• Familiarity with DevOps workflows and cloud data services (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Azure SQL).
• Experience with TypeScript/JavaScript and building developer tools (e.g., VS Code extensions, web-based UIs)

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $158,400 - $258,000 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

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 25th, 2025.

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• Lead the architectural evolution of SQL Server Tools, building modern, cloud-native developer experiences for millions of users.
• Improve performance, reliability, and usability across tools that support critical enterprise workloads.
• Advance DacFx by integrating schema modeling, deployment automation, and CI/CD workflows into VS Code and Visual Studio extensions.
• Deliver new capabilities in DacFx to simplify and scale database CI/CD for cloud developers.
• Collaborate with customers and partner teams to evolve DevOps and database lifecycle automation into real product features.
• Embody our culture and values