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$119,800–$234,700 / yr
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60 days ago

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This role $177k
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This role pays more than 66% of similar roles. Most pay $152,150–$207,350 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $177k versus about $180k for comparable roles.

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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 1580 open roles on FindRole.

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As a Senior Software Engineer on the Entra External ID team, you will play a pivotal role in developing secure and customizable identity solutions for businesses worldwide. Your day-to-day responsibilities include creating scalable distributed services, ensuring code is maintainable and extensible, and applying advanced security principles to protect sensitive data while meeting global regulatory requirements. You will also focus on enhancing developer experience by delivering robust APIs and SDKs, and you’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to design frictionless sign-up and onboarding experiences for millions of users. The role demands expertise in cloud-scale service development using languages like C# or Java, operational experience in large clouds such as Azure, AWS, or GCP, and a strong background in technical leadership and data-driven decision-making.

Skills

Azure AWS GCP C# Java CI/CD Kubernetes Docker Python PostgreSQL Redis MongoDB OAuth OpenID Connect RAML Swagger RESTful APIs GraphQL RBAC ABAC Zero Trust DevOps Scalability Performance Optimization Security Compliance Incident Management Telemetry Logging Debugging Tools

What you'll do

  • Design and implement scalable distributed services runtime code.
  • Write maintainable and extensible code using state-of-the-art AI and coding practices.
  • Ensure compliance with global security and privacy regulations in product features.
  • Apply least-access principles to investigate issues while maintaining data privacy.
  • Test design options for product features, producing code to validate technical hypotheses.
  • Develop awareness of performance, scalability, and cost requirements in systems architecture.
  • Contribute to the refinement and integration of feedback in product features.

What we're looking for

  • 4+ years of hands-on experience building cloud-scale services.
  • Proficient in object-oriented programming languages such as C# or Java.
  • At least 2 years of operational experience running services on large-scale clouds like Azure, AWS, or GCP.
  • Demonstrated technical leadership and ability to raise the technical bar within a team.
  • Experience in maintaining a data and results-driven culture while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
  • Deep understanding of security, privacy, safety, and accessibility standards.

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