This role pays more than
70%
of similar roles. Most pay
$122,312–$166,762
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$152k
versus about
$145k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
518 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$119,800–$234,700
across 505 roles with salary data.
As a Software Engineer II, you will join a team dedicated to engineering, deploying, and operating sovereign cloud infrastructure for Azure services. You will work across the software stack to design, develop, and operate highly available, scalable, secure, and observable cloud services while solving complex distributed systems problems. Your daily responsibilities include driving technical designs from inception through production readiness, collaborating with partner teams to resolve dependencies, and improving service reliability through automation, monitoring, and root-cause analysis. You will also mentor other engineers and contribute to best practices via code reviews. The role requires proficiency in programming languages such as C#, Java, or C++. This position focuses on the specific technical challenges of sovereign cloud engineering, ensuring that services meet rigorous requirements for security, compliance, and data management across various global regions and markets.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $195000 from 1914 postings across 140 companies.
Back end Programming
Distributed Systems
Public Cloud
Cloud Services
Debugging
root-cause analysis
Monitoring
Dashboards
Service Health Monitoring
Identity and Access Management (IAM)