Microsoft backend engineering jobs

Microsoft has 172 open backend engineering roles: 63 in Redmond, 21 in Hyderabad and 19 in Washington. 121 of them state the pay; the middle half sits between $152k and $177k a year. 24 were posted in the last 7 days.

Read from Microsoft's careers boardRebuilt 6 Oct 2026
open backend engineering roles
172
median stated pay
$177k
new in 7 days
24
fully remote
1

Newest backend engineering roles

15 of 172
$120k–$235kOct 5
Oct 5
$166k–$296kOct 5
Senior Software Engineer
Atlanta · WashingtonOn-site
$120k–$235kOct 2
Senior Software Engineer - CTJ - TS/SCI
Washington · RestonOn-site
$120k–$235kOct 2
$102k–$202kOct 1
$102k–$202kOct 1
Sr. Software Engineer - CTJ - Poly
Washington · RestonOn-site
$120k–$235kOct 1
Principal Software Engineer
Washington · Saint LouisHybrid
$143k–$275kSep 30
$143k–$275kSep 30
Principal SWE Lead
RedmondOn-site
$143k–$275kSep 30
$166k–$296kSep 30
$143k–$275kSep 30

All open roles at Microsoft

Where the roles are

Redmond 63Hyderabad 21Washington 19Mountain View 15Bengaluru 12Reston 12Suzhou 11Shanghai 10Beijing 6Noida 5Atlanta 5Dublin 3

By level

LevelOpen rolesMedian stated pay
Intern8$101k
Junior12$127k
Mid-level39$152k
Senior66$177k
Staff and principal1—
Lead43$209k

Other teams hiring at Microsoft

Solutions engineering 130Management 107Sales 83Product management 81Operations 61Industrial engineering 60Marketing 55Hardware engineering 47Security 45DevOps and infrastructure 36Engineering leadership 32Field and service 27Finance 23AI and machine learning 22

Apply to Microsoft with a tailored kit

Smart Apply writes the CV and the cover letter for one role in about a minute, from your profile and the job description. 10 credits a kit; new accounts start with 30 free credits.

Questions

How many backend engineering roles is Microsoft hiring for?

Microsoft has 172 open backend engineering roles as of 6 Oct 2026, 24 of them posted in the last 7 days.

What does Microsoft pay for backend engineering roles?

121 of the 172 roles state the pay. The median of the posted ranges is $177k a year and the middle half sits between $152k and $177k (converted to US dollars).

Where are Microsoft's backend engineering roles?

Most are in Redmond (63), Hyderabad (21) and Washington (19). 1 are fully remote.

Are these roles still open?

Every role is read from Microsoft's own careers board and re-checked at least every 48 hours. A role that closes leaves this page at the next nightly rebuild.

Source: Microsoft's own careers board, re-checked every 48 hoursUpdated 6 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0