Software Engineer II

Microsoft

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Salary
$102,100–$202,200 / yr
Posted
4 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Mar 10, 2027

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $147k
This role $152k
$90k most similar roles pay here $214k

This role pays more than 69% of similar roles. Most pay $124,000–$169,837 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $152k versus about $147k 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 586 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer II

As a Software Engineer II - CTJ - Poly on the Azure AI Platform air-gapped engineering team, you will develop infrastructure for mission-critical government workloads. You will design and maintain software features supporting Azure AI capabilities in sovereign and air-gapped cloud environments while building automation for model deployment, release validation, and monitoring. Your daily work involves solving complex problems at the intersection of distributed systems and cloud infrastructure to ensure reliable service delivery. You will utilize programming languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, alongside tools like GitHub Copilot for prototyping and debugging. Key responsibilities include managing service observability, participating in on-call rotations, and resolving dependencies involving networking and identity. This role focuses on delivering secure, maintainable code within highly regulated environments to provide advanced AI services to security-sensitive customers.

What does a Software Engineer earn?

Median $197500 from 2229 postings across 139 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design, implement, and maintain software features for Azure AI capabilities in air-gapped and sovereign cloud environments.
  • Develop automation for model deployment, release validation, and monitoring to improve delivery speed and reliability.
  • Resolve complex service dependencies involving networking, identity, and cloud infrastructure across the Azure platform.
  • Own the full development lifecycle of scoped features from initial design through testing and production deployment.
  • Improve service observability and participate in on-call rotations to investigate issues and implement lasting fixes.
  • Utilize AI-assisted tools like GitHub Copilot for prototyping, coding, testing, and debugging while maintaining security standards.
  • Contribute to technical documentation, code reviews, and design discussions to share knowledge and improve team practices.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
  • 2+ years of technical engineering experience coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python (or equivalent experience).
  • Must be a U.S. citizen to meet legal requirements for government agency support.
  • Must possess an active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with SCI and Polygraph.
  • Experience developing backend services, APIs, or automation using C#, Python, or other general-purpose languages (preferred).
  • Experience building, deploying, or supporting applications on cloud platforms like Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud (preferred).
  • Familiarity with container technologies and orchestration platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes (preferred).
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, or troubleshooting software using logs and telemetry tools (preferred).

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