Software Engineer II - CTJ - Poly | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

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US Posted 57 days ago $100,600$199,000 / year

At a glance

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TL;DR

As a Software Engineer on the M365 Air Gapped Clouds team, you will develop internal tools and agentic workflows to enhance the efficiency and reliability of Microsoft 365 operations in sovereign environments. Your day-to-day responsibilities include writing high-quality code for backend services, maintaining live site operations, and contributing to design documents while identifying dependencies and requirements for automation. You’ll work closely with stakeholders to understand customer needs and incorporate insights into future designs or fixes. The team focuses on building the foundational software and security components that support core search services, Copilot capabilities, and infrastructure orchestration in government clouds. Ideal candidates are experienced with distributed systems, committed to continuous learning, and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where they can drive innovation through engineering excellence.

Skills

Python C# .NET Docker Kubernetes Azure CI/CD Git Terraform PostgreSQL Redis Distributed Systems Security Best Practices On-Call Support M365 Services Authentication Encryption Infrastructure Orchestration Search Services

What you'll do

  • Develops and implements code for M365 Air Gapped Clouds features, ensuring minimal supervision.
  • Monitors live site services on a rotational basis, addressing issues and escalating as needed.
  • Improves troubleshooting guides and recommends user-facing support documentation to reduce future incidents.
  • Identifies dependencies and contributes to design documents with little oversight.
  • Develops automation for production and deployment of complex product features, aiming for zero-touch deployment.
  • Works with internal stakeholders to understand customer requirements and incorporates insights into designs or fixes.

What we're looking for

  • Experienced in writing high-quality, maintainable code and automating development processes.
  • Proficient in working on distributed systems and scalable services.
  • Capable of handling 24/7 on-call responsibilities for live-site incident response.
  • Skilled in collaborating across teams to create technical partnerships.
  • Holds a security clearance required for federal government customer work.
  • Committed to continuous learning and innovation in engineering challenges.

Market check

Salary context

This $100,600–$199,000 range sits above 43% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$119,800$199,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$137,500$183,818

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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