Senior Software Engineer

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Date posted

Oct 09, 2025

Job number

1886521

Work site

3 days / week in-office

Travel

0-25%

Role type

Individual Contributor

Profession

Software Engineering

Discipline

Software Engineering

Employment type

Full-Time

Are you a Senior Software Engineer passionate about tackling complex business challenges and striving to make a difference for customers? If so, come and join the Microsoft Teams here at Bengaluru.

As a team, we are interested in smart, self-driven individuals, with a positive can-do attitude, who come to work with a smile and enjoy writing clean and elegant code. We value passion, creativity, teamwork, agility, accountability, inclusivity, and desire to learn new complex technical areas. An unquenchable drive to write code, own quality, and a passion for helping ship high quality software is a must.

Microsoft Teams is the hub for team collaboration in Microsoft 365. It's a hub for teamwork, giving teams instant access to everything they need right in M365. Microsoft Teams is the canvas that keeps all your content, tools, people, and conversations together in one place. It is the hottest product at Microsoft and we're on course to disrupt the team collaboration space. This is an opportunity to lead a fast-paced, high-impact foundational project with cutting edge technology. We are looking for a top performing senior software engineer, who would like to work in a start-up-like environment, building technology fast and with high quality. You will have the opportunity to work on stack that powers Team's Search and Find experience. You will be the part of the team that is at the forefront of Search innovation.

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.

Required Qualifications:

• 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, JavaScript, C#, C, C++, , Java or Python

• OR equivalent experience.

• Solid problem-solving skills and comfortable in dealing with ambiguity.

• Ability to handle competing priorities and perform at an elevated level in a fast paced, dynamic environment.

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 Qualifications:

• 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, JavaScript, C, C++, C#, Java, or Python

• OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, JavaScript, C, C++, C#, Java, or Python

• OR equivalent experience.

• 6+ Experience with React, JavaScript, TypeScript, Webpack, and similar.

• 6+ Experience building libraries, SDKs, and other development platform components, preferably using JavaScript/TypeScript.
• 8+ years of industry experience designing, building, testing & shipping software.

• Architect and build low latency and high throughput system.
• Collaborate, socialize, and drive cross-team technical initiatives.
• Participate in design and code reviews.
• Mentor junior engineers in the team.
• Ensure high code quality, live site reliability, and scalability in our services.
• Drive new investments and vision for the product that you will own.
• Contribute to team culture that embraces diversity and inclusion and makes the team an awesome place to work

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

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Industry leading healthcare

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Educational resources

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Discounts on products and services

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Savings and investments

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Maternity and paternity leave

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Generous time away

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Giving programs

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Opportunities to network and connect

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment 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 local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.