He was working toward a PhD in Computer Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo when he joined Microsoft in January 1989.

[3][4][5][6] Somasegar joined Microsoft in January 1989 as a software design engineer and had a career spanning almost 27 years as he rose through the ranks to be a senior vice president.

His team was also responsible for MSDN and TechNet online properties to enable a deep connection with the developer and IT professional audiences.

[18] In August 2019, Somasegar and Akila joined the ownership group of Seattle Sounders FC, a Major League Soccer club.

Somasegar co-owns the team with Satya Nadella (Chairman & CEO of Microsoft), Samir Bodas (Co-founder and CEO, Icertis), Ashok Krishnamurthi (Managing Partner, GreatPoint Ventures) and Sanjay Parthasarathy (former senior executive at Microsoft and Avalara).