This role pays less than
88%
of similar roles. Most pay
$142,400–$208,800
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$127k
versus about
$176k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing
Microsoft currently has
310 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$119,800–$234,700
across 285 roles with salary data.
As a Software Engineer at Microsoft’s Defender engineering team, you will join a dynamic group dedicated to developing advanced cloud security solutions. Your primary responsibilities include building and enhancing scalable and reliable services, contributing to the design and automation of service scale features, and participating in on-call rotations to address production issues promptly. You will work with state-of-the-art technologies such as CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure DevOps, and GitHub, while also ensuring robust logging, monitoring, and alerting systems are in place for large-scale production services. This role requires a deep understanding of cloud environments and the ability to collaborate effectively across multi-disciplinary teams including software engineers, program managers, security researchers, and data scientists.