Software Engineers II / Senior Software Engineers - Commerce Platforms at Microsoft Corporation
Redmond, WA
$102,100–$234,700from the description
Jul 17, 2026
Redmond, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
Multiple software engineering openings within a commerce and financial technology organization, covering areas such as payments, pricing, offers, financial systems, and AI-driven automation. Day-to-day work involves designing and operating distributed, cloud-native services and data platforms at global scale, with a cross-functional scope that includes backend APIs, infrastructure, and intelligent workflow development. Suits engineers with a background in large-scale platform or systems engineering, ideally with exposure to cloud environments or commerce/financial domains.
Mid level · 2+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 16,500 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 12,400–21,500
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $170,959 (middle half $135,720–$216,519). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
This posting covers two levels simultaneously: Software Engineer II (IC3, $102,100–$202,200/yr) and Senior Software Engineer (IC4, $119,800–$234,700/yr). The advertised seniority reflects the lower level (IC3 = Mid/II); the seniority assessment is set to Mid accordingly, as the minimum gate is only 2+ years. The compensation range shown spans both levels combined.
The only hard-gated skill requirement is coding experience in at least one of: C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. All other technical skills (cloud platforms, distributed systems, AI/LLM, Azure DevOps, CI/CD, React, TypeScript, etc.) appear exclusively under the 'Additional or preferred qualifications' section.
The Bachelor's degree requirement is effectively waived by the 'OR equivalent experience' clause, so the degree requirement is set to None.
The role is onsite 3 days/week in Redmond, WA (hybrid), not fully remote.
A Microsoft Cloud Background Check is required post-hire but is not a pre-existing clearance gate; the clearance requirement is set to None.
The C# skill entry appears twice in the raw extraction due to the dual-level nature of the posting — in practice it represents a single coding-language requirement (one of several acceptable options) at the required level, with proficiency in C#/Java/Python/JavaScript/C++ preferred at the additional qualifications level.
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