Software Engineer

Microsoft

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Work type: On-site
Location: —
Salary: $85,400–$168,100 / yr
Posted: 7 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Mar 3, 2027

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $165k

This role $127k

$71k most similar roles pay here $216k

This role pays less than 81% of similar roles. Most pay $136,668–$193,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $127k versus about $165k 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 598 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 586 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer

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Software Engineer - CTJ - Poly will join the Microsoft Defender engineering team to build and deliver cloud solutions designed for high scale and reliability. The role involves developing and improving services within complex cloud environments, designing and automating service scale features, and investigating production issues to implement fixes. Candidates will work with technologies including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, while potentially utilizing Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure DevOps, and GitHub tools. This position focuses on the cyber-security domain, specifically creating holistic protection for government environments against evolving threats. The successful candidate must possess a Top Secret clearance with SCI and Polygraph access to support federal requirements. Day-to-day tasks include collaborating in multi-disciplinary teams of engineers and researchers while participating in an on-call rotation within a secure facility to maintain service availability.

What does a Software Engineer earn?

Median $197500 from 2196 postings across 133 companies.

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Skills

C C++ C# Java JavaScript Python CI/CD Git Docker Kubernetes Azure DevOps GitHub Monitoring Logging Alerting

What you'll do

Build and improve services to ensure they are scalable and highly reliable.
Improve engineering systems and practices for delivery in complex cloud environments.
Design and automate service scale features and specific customer requirements.
Investigate pre-production and production issues to implement and deploy fixes.
Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation within a secure facility.
Develop and deliver cloud solutions providing protection for government environments.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
Proven experience coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Must possess an active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with SCI and Polygraph.
Must be a U.S. citizen to meet legal requirements for government agency support.
Experience with CI/CD concepts and Git is preferred.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or other containerization technologies is preferred.
Experience debugging issues across operating systems, applications, and cloud environments is preferred.
Experience building large-scale production services including logging, monitoring, and reliability measurement is preferred.