Senior Software Engineer- Frontend

Microsoft Microsoft · Big Tech · Redmond, WA +1 · Software Engineering

Senior Software Engineer focused on frontend development for Microsoft Clarity, a user behavior analytics platform. The role involves leading the design and delivery of complex, scalable AI features, owning end-to-end user-facing features, and collaborating with product and design teams to build AI-forward, intuitive, high-performance interfaces. The engineer will also drive architecture decisions, mentor other engineers, and partner with backend and data teams. The role emphasizes using AI tools like GitHub Copilot Pro and Claude Code to accelerate development workflows.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead design and delivery of complex, scalable AI features ensuring resilience and exceptional user experience.
  2. Own user-facing features end‑to‑end: requirements, technical design, implementation, testing, and rollout.
  3. Collaborate closely with PMs and designers to translate product vision into intuitive UI.
  4. Drive architecture decisions, including performance, accessibility, and maintainability.
  5. Raise the bar with design and code reviews to ensure high engineering standards.

Skills

Required

  • 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
  • equivalent experience

Nice to have

  • 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
  • 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
  • equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of experience building production web applications
  • Solid expertise in JavaScript / TypeScript, React, HTML, and CSS.
  • Solid understanding of web performance, accessibility, and cross‑browser compatibility.
  • Solid problem‑solving skills and ability to work independently.

What the JD emphasized

  • AI features
  • AI-forward
  • AI part of engineering workflow