Software Engineer II

Microsoft

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Location
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$102,100–$202,200 / yr
Posted
123 days ago
Closes
Aug 23, 2026

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Similar $158k
This role $152k
$90k most similar roles pay here $214k

This role pays more than 55% of similar roles. Most pay $134,500–$181,725 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $152k versus about $158k 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 622 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer II

Join the Azure PostgreSQL team as a Software Development Engineer or Senior Software Engineer, where you will drive innovations in areas such as query processing, transaction logging, versioning, and distributed systems. You will contribute to open-source projects like PostgreSQL and Linux, developing extensions and refining code plans with technical leadership from peers. Your daily tasks include collaborating on feature requirements, testing hypotheses, maintaining live service operations, and identifying solutions for performance issues. The team values diversity and inclusivity, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement. Ideal candidates have 2+ years of experience in enterprise backend systems, distributed cloud services, and PostgreSQL internals, along with expertise in data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.

What you'll do

  • Determines user requirements for features in collaboration with stakeholders.
  • Contributes to architecture processes by testing design hypotheses and refining code plans.
  • Creates quality assurance plans, including unit tests, to define success criteria.
  • Applies coding patterns and best practices to develop high-quality software solutions.
  • Maintains live service operations on a rotational basis, addressing performance issues.
  • Identifies engineering tool gaps and shares ideas to improve developer tools.

What we're looking for

  • 2+ years of experience in developing and shipping system-level features in enterprise production backend servers.
  • 2+ years of experience building and supporting distributed cloud services with production-grade reliability.
  • Experience with PostgreSQL or similar enterprise database management systems, including storage engine and high availability.
  • Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.
  • Proven ability to solve problems with deep passion and empathy for customers.

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