Senior Software Engineer

Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering · Web Development

In short

As a Senior Software Engineer in Zurich, you will contribute to the next generation of Visual Studio Code's editing, development, and GitHub Copilot experiences. This role involves hands-on product engineering within a large TypeScript and Rust codebase, focusing on improving complex developer workflows and making them feel simple. You will collaborate with a global team, shape technical direction, and mentor other engineers.

Responsibilities

Identify product and engineering opportunities, defining what to build through user feedback, experimentation, and technical insight.
Shape technical direction within your area, balancing near-term product needs with long-term maintainability.
Lead hands-on design, implementation, testing, and delivery of VS Code features, coordinating contributors and partner-team dependencies.
Own outcomes after release: understand adoption, investigate quality issues, and use telemetry, evaluations, and user feedback to guide improvements.
Improve responsiveness and reliability through profiling, debugging, and automated testing.
Work in the open: discuss designs publicly, investigate community-reported issues, and collaborate directly with developers and extension authors.
Mentor engineers and improve technical decisions through constructive design and code reviews.

Requirements

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.
Solid programming and application engineering skills, with the ability to become productive in a large TypeScript and Rust codebase.
Experience leading technical design and hands-on delivery for complex projects involving multiple contributors, within one team or across partner teams.
Sound product and engineering judgment, including the ability to turn an ambiguous user problem into a practical, maintainable solution.
Solid communication and collaboration skills, including working across team boundaries and helping other engineers grow.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.

Desired Qualifications

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.
Experience building interactive applications, with attention to performance, accessibility, or cross-platform behavior.
Experience designing APIs, extension points, or reusable components.
Experience improving products through direct user feedback, telemetry, or experiments.
Practical familiarity with AI coding tools and judgment about where they help, fail, or change development workflows.
Experience building AI-powered features or contributing to developer tools or open-source projects.

Benefits

Typical base pay range for this role across Switzerland is CHF 146,200.00 - CHF 245,900.00 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.

Skills

TypeScriptRustCC++C#JavaJavaScriptPython

#developer tools#AI#open source#IDE#TypeScript#Rust

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Company

Microsoft

Job Posted

3 days ago

Employment Type

Full Time

Work mode

Hybrid

Salary

CHF 146,200–245,900 / year

Experience Level

Senior

Locations

Zurich, Switzerland

Qualification

Bachelor, Master

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