Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft

Microsoft

Software Engineering

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Posted on Apr 15, 2026
Overview

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 looking for a Senior Software Engineer. As the Azure Data engineering team we are 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 business intelligence team builds and maintains Power BI which is the undisputed leader in BI tool in the industry today and serves as the bridge between data professionals & Office users. Power BI’s core value proposition is to enable end users to get answers & insights from their data through data visualization.

As part of the Core AI group within Power BI organization, our mission is to enable the next generation of data visualization and analytics with agentic creator workflows, AI-first data apps, and decision intelligence that help people go from data to insight to action.
We build and operate agentic workflows and modern data applications as well the infrastructure powering those.

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.



Responsibilities

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Power BI, Core AI team, you will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology and build world-class experiences for our customers. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Architecting and designing highly scalable experiences.
  • Working with engineering managers and developers on full stack and backend development to deliver comprehensive experiences based on the architecture.
  • Collaborating closely with UX & UI designers, product managers, program managers, and other engineers throughout the product feature development lifecycle.
  • Demonstrating technical leadership by identifying gaps and writing high-quality code.

Coding

  • Review and write code to meet team standards, ensure adequate test coverage, and maintain code quality.
  • Use automated tools, debug proactively, and lead by example in producing secure, maintainable, and performant code.
  • Apply and promote coding patterns and best practices across the team.

Design

  • Create and drive effective test strategies, ensure security testing, and improve the test suite. Build testable code, identify dependencies, collaborate across teams, and own architectural decisions to meet performance, security, and compliance requirements.

Engineering Excellence

  • Apply secure design principles, scale products to customer requirements, automate production and deployment, and ensure compliance with regulations. Stay current with technology trends, advocate best practices, and support development tools.

Implement

  • Drive project planning and estimation, ensure security and compliance in plans, automate deployments, and use experimentation to measure impact. Monitor dependencies and enact rollback plans when needed.

Reliability and Supportability

  • Integrate logging and telemetry for monitoring, act as a designated responsible individual (DRI), resolve incidents, maintain live site operations, and improve troubleshooting guides and support documentation.

Understand User Requirements

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to confirm user requirements, incorporate customer feedback into product improvements, and advocate for user security and privacy needs.
  • Embody our culture and values


Qualifications

Required/Minimum 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.

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/Additional Qualifications

  • 3+ years demonstrated expertise in developing complex web application
  • 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.


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



Software Engineering IC4 - L'échelle salariale de base typique pour ce rôle dans l'ensemble du Canada est de 114,400 $ CAD à 203,900 $ CAD par année.

Pour plus d'information au sujet de la rémunération, veuillez cliquer ici:
https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/canada-pay-information.html



Ce poste sera ouvert pendant au moins cinq jours et les candidatures seront acceptées de façon continue jusqu’à ce que le poste soit pourvu.


This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.




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