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Microsoft

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Redmond, WA Posted 31 days ago $119,800–$234,700 / year
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TL;DR

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Secure Production Access (SPA) team in Redmond, WA, you will lead the modernization of secure access experiences for Microsoft’s production environments. Your responsibilities include implementing robust product validation and release management practices to ensure reliable deployments used daily by thousands of engineers. You will own complex technical areas end-to-end, collaborating with various teams across Microsoft to rapidly scale internal products while maintaining world-class reliability. The ideal candidate has experience in telemetry-driven decision making, live-site engineering, debugging skills across networking and authentication stacks, and a proven ability to design and scale cloud services or large distributed systems independently. This role requires strong customer focus and the capability to integrate feedback into technical decisions, ensuring secure and resilient access solutions for Microsoft’s global user base.

Skills

Microsoft Azure CI/CD Telemetry Debugging Networking Operating Systems Authentication Docker Kubernetes Python Go SQL PostgreSQL Redis MongoDB Git GitHub Jenkins Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

  • Leads the modernization of secure access experiences for production environments.
  • Owns complex technical areas end-to-end, ensuring reliability for widely used services.
  • Implements robust product validation and release management practices for every deployment.
  • Collaborates with cross-functional teams to rapidly scale internal security products.
  • Drives large technical deliverables independently in cloud or distributed system contexts.

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.

Market check

Salary context

This $119,800–$234,700 range sits above 77% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$119,800–$234,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$142,400–$177,250

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

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 451 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 417 roles with salary data.

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