Software Engineer

Microsoft

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Hybrid

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: —
Salary: $85,400–$168,100 / yr
Posted: 5 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Apr 4, 2027

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $165k

This role $127k

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This role pays less than 78% of similar roles. Most pay $133,262–$197,487 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $127k versus about $165k for comparable roles.

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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 648 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer

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As a Software Engineer - CTJ - Poly within the Specialized Cloud team, you will design, implement, and maintain cloud-scale services for security-critical and highly regulated environments. You will build features supporting security, compliance, and reliability for internal platforms and customer-facing offerings. Day-to-day responsibilities include writing clean code, participating in architecture reviews, investigating live-site issues, and managing 24x7 on-call rotations. You will utilize languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, and Rust, alongside tools like Azure DevOps, Bicep, Terraform, and ARM. The role focuses on solving complex distributed systems and security engineering challenges, applying secure-by-design principles and threat modeling to protect mission-critical environments that demand high levels of trust, operational excellence, and strict compliance.

What does a Software Engineer earn?

Median $196750 from 2601 postings across 154 companies.

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Skills

Azure C C++ C# Java JavaScript Python Rust Terraform Bicep ARM CI/CD Infrastructure as Code Distributed Systems Telemetry Observability Threat Modeling Secure Development Service Reliability Engineering

What you'll do

Design, implement, test, and maintain cloud-scale services for security-critical and regulated environments.
Build features that support security, compliance, management, and reliability for internal and customer-facing platforms.
Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following established engineering standards and best practices.
Participate in architecture reviews and code reviews to ensure scalable and resilient solutions.
Investigate and resolve live-site issues to maintain high service reliability and operational excellence.
Use telemetry and customer feedback to improve system performance and security posture.
Participate in 24x7 on-call rotations to respond to incidents and restore service quickly.
Apply secure-by-design principles, including threat modeling and defense-in-depth practices, throughout the development lifecycle.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
Proven experience coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must be able to pass a Microsoft Cloud background check.
1+ year(s) of technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Rust, or Python (preferred).
Experience with CI/CD systems and Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Azure DevOps, Bicep, Terraform, or ARM (preferred).
Experience building or operating cloud-based services on Azure (preferred).

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