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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
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Software Engineer II joins the Conditional Access team within Microsoft Security to build and operate highly available cloud services for critical security platforms. This role involves designing and developing large-scale distributed software systems that manage billions of daily authentications and access decisions. The engineer will perform system design across multiple components, conduct code reviews, and use data and telemetry to ensure services are modular, secure, reliable, and well-monitored. Day-to-day tasks include troubleshooting automation for Live Site and improving test coverage through integration tests. Candidates should possess experience with languages such as Swift, Objective C, React, Java, Kotlin, C++, C#, or Python. The work focuses on identity and access management solutions to help customers balance security, productivity, and compliance within complex digital environments while protecting against evolving cyber threats in heterogeneous environments.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $197500 from 2196 postings across 133 companies.
Design and develop large-scale distributed software services for identity and access management.
Build and operate highly available cloud services that secure billions of daily authentications.
Conduct system design across multiple components using data and telemetry to inform technical decisions.
Perform code reviews and implement modern software engineering practices to ensure high-quality releases.
Ensure services are modular, secure, reliable, and actively monitored for production environments.
Improve test coverage and implement integration tests to resolve known problem areas.
Troubleshoot and optimize automation, reliability, and monitoring for live site operations.
Develop features that balance security, productivity, and compliance in complex digital environments.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field is required.
Candidates must have 2+ years of technical engineering experience coding in languages such as Swift, Objective C, React, Java, Kotlin, C++, C#, or Python.
Candidates with a Master's Degree and 3+ years of experience or a Bachelor's and 5+ years of experience are preferred.
Candidates should have 2+ years of experience designing, developing, or maintaining secure software systems involving authentication and access control.
Candidates should have 2+ years of experience building and operating scalable cloud services or distributed systems on platforms like Azure, AWS, or GCP.
Experience building or integrating AI/ML-powered systems or agent-based workflows is preferred.
Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check is required.
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