Senior Software Engineer Salary. (Malaysia). A Senior Software Engineer earns an average salary of RM 81,992 per year. People in this job generally don't have more than 10 years' experience. Skills that are associated with high pay for this job are Java/J2EE, Oracle 11g, and AS/400.RM 46,938 - RM 132,324. Senior Software Engineer earns an average salary of RM 81,992 per year.