Software Engineer II - CTJ - Poly | Microsoft Careers

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $102,100–$202,200 / yr
Posted: 9 days ago
Closes: Nov 29, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Similar $168k

This role $152k

$90k most similar roles pay here $214k

This role pays less than 53% of similar roles. Most pay $142,450–$193,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $152k versus about $168k 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

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TL;DR · Software Engineer II - CTJ - Poly | Microsoft Careers

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As a Software Engineer II on the Microsoft Defender team, you will play a crucial role in developing and deploying scalable cloud security solutions for large-scale environments. Your responsibilities include building and improving services to ensure high reliability and performance, enhancing engineering systems and practices, and addressing both pre-production and production issues through rapid deployment of fixes. You will also participate in an on-call rotation within a secure facility to maintain system stability and responsiveness. The team utilizes state-of-the-art technologies and works closely with government agencies, requiring strong expertise in cloud security and reliability engineering. Ideal candidates should have experience in relevant domains and be prepared for regular background checks and clearance verifications due to the sensitive nature of the work.

Skills

Azure Kubernetes Docker CI/CD Python JavaScript PostgreSQL Redis AWS Git Terraform Linux Windows Server REST APIs JSON YAML

What you'll do

Build and deploy scalable, reliable cloud security services.
Improve engineering systems for complex cloud environments.
Investigate and resolve pre-production and production issues.
Participate in on-call rotation to support secure facilities.
Pass Microsoft Cloud background check every two years.

What we're looking for

Minimum of 3 years of software engineering experience in cloud security solutions.
Strong background in building and deploying scalable and reliable cloud services.
Experience with on-call rotations for production support in complex environments.
Ability to investigate and deploy fixes for pre-production and production issues.
Active government clearance verification required for the position.

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