Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft

Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
WA
Salary
$119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted
61 days ago
Closes
Oct 24, 2026
Nearby
76 roles within 25 mi

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Similar $186k
This role $177k
$106k most similar roles pay here $248k

This role pays more than 57% of similar roles. Most pay $153,440–$217,725 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $177k versus about $186k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 622 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 559 roles with salary data.

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As a Senior Software Engineer on the Secure Production Access (SPA) team in Redmond, WA, you will lead efforts to modernize secure access experiences for Microsoft’s production environments. Your role involves implementing robust product validation and release management practices while ensuring world-class reliability for services used daily by thousands of engineers. You will own complex technical areas end-to-end, collaborating with teams across the company to rapidly scale internal products and maintain compliance and security standards. Key skills include experience with telemetry-driven decision making, debugging in networking or authentication stacks, and designing scalable cloud services. This role demands expertise in cloud environments like Microsoft Azure and a strong focus on customer feedback to drive technical decisions independently.

Skills

Azure CI/CD Python Go Terraform Kubernetes Docker Prometheus Grafana PostgreSQL Redis Linux Windows Server REST APIs OAuth 2.0 SAML 2.0 JSON Web Tokens Git Jenkins

What you'll do

  • Develops robust product validation and release management practices for secure deployments.
  • Leads modernization of secure access experiences in production environments.
  • Ensures world-class reliability for services used by thousands of engineers daily.
  • Collaborates extensively with cross-functional teams to enhance security solutions.
  • Drives large technical deliverables independently, focusing on cloud service scalability.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on secure access solutions.
  • Proven track record in implementing robust product validation and release management practices.
  • Strong debugging skills across networking, operating systems, or authentication stacks.
  • Experience working in cloud environments such as Microsoft Azure.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive large technical deliverables independently.
  • Experience designing and scaling cloud services or large distributed systems.

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