Senior Data Engineer at Microsoft
Redmond, WA
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Aug 18, 2026
Redmond, WA
Sep 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role is responsible for architecting an AI-driven data platform where agentic systems handle ingestion, transformation, and serving of datasets with minimal manual pipeline work. The engineer will build orchestration layers, guardrails, evaluations, and self-healing observability, while leading architecture reviews and partnering with cross-functional teams. It suits an experienced data/platform engineer with hands-on background in large-scale distributed data systems and modern AI agentic tooling.
Senior level · 4+ years
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $142,568 (middle half $111,775–$173,013).
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Remote status is not stated; defaulting to false.
The degree requirement accepts a Bachelor's with 4+ years, a Master's with 3+ years, or equivalent experience — since equivalent experience is explicitly accepted, no formal degree is treated as a hard gate.
Total experience minimum is set to 4 years (the lower bound across the stated degree/experience combinations).
KQL and SQL are listed together as interchangeable query language options; KQL is named first with SQL as an alternative.
The SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role is primarily a data platform architect (15-1243), but the heavy emphasis on building AI agentic systems and software services also makes 15-1252 Software Developers a plausible fit.
'Data modeling', 'CI/CD', 'observability', and 'distributed systems' are named as concrete technical requirements in the qualifications block; they are retained despite being somewhat broad because the posting explicitly calls them out as deep experience requirements.
No compensation, benefits, or employment type information is provided in the posting.
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