Senior Software Engineer / Senior Software Engineeress

Microsoft Schweiz GmbH - February 25, 2026

Overview

Do you enjoy solving problems, developing software, and working with customers? Are you eager to join a team where learning about new technologies is an everyday part of our work? If so, we invite you to become a part of our dynamic team!

The Industry Solutions Engineering (ISE) team is a global engineering organization that collaborates directly with customers seeking to leverage the latest technologies to tackle their most challenging issues. We engage closely with our customers' engineering teams to co-develop code for cloud-based solutions that can accelerate their organizations. In partnership with Microsoft product teams, partners, and open-source communities, we empower our customers to maximize their cloud capabilities. Our approach involves collaborative innovation, developing broadly applicable, high-impact solution patterns, and open-source software assets that contribute to the Microsoft platform.

We are currently hiring a Senior Software Engineer with extensive experience and expertise in designing and delivering solutions using modern software engineering practices and cloud technologies. You will be part of a cross-functional team comprising software engineers, data scientists, technical program managers, and designers who work closely with strategic customers and their engineers to build innovative solutions.

As a member of our team, you will thrive on working with a diverse array of technologies, not limited to Microsoft technology. You will tackle exciting business challenges, contribute to open source initiatives, and collaborate with Microsoft product teams.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees, we unite with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to achieve our shared goals. We build on our core values of respect, integrity, and accountability to foster a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive both at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for various scenarios.
  • Drive the identification of dependencies and develop design documents for products, applications, services, or platforms.
  • Create, implement, optimize, debug, refactor, and reuse code to enhance performance, maintainability, efficacy, and return on investment (ROI).
  • Leverage subject-matter expertise of product features while partnering with relevant stakeholders to drive project plans, release plans, and work items.
  • Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) by guiding other engineers, developing and adhering to the playbook, monitoring systems for degradation, downtime, or interruptions, and alerting stakeholders about statuses while initiating necessary actions to restore systems for both simple and complex issues.
  • Proactively seek new knowledge and adapt to emerging trends, technical solutions, and patterns that enhance product availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance while ensuring consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.
  • Embody our culture and values.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline AND 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including but not limited to C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including but not limited to C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR
  • Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 10+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including but not limited to C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
  • Enjoy travel and are comfortable with travel up to 25%.

Our team takes pride in fostering a growth mindset, inspiring excellence, and encouraging everyone to express their unique viewpoints while being their authentic selves. Join us in creating life-changing innovations that have a global impact!

At Microsoft, we seek individuals passionate about the positive impact technology can have on communities and those eager to make a difference in the world. Within ISE, you will find a diverse range of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences that are vital to our success with customers. Enjoy a flexible work environment that allows you to work in a way that best supports your productivity.

We invest in your health, wellness, and financial future by offering a competitive benefits package tailored to your personal needs and those of your loved ones.

Apply online using the form below. Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.

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Location : Zürich
Country : Switzerland

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