Software Engineer II & Senior Software Engineer | Microsoft Careers

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $100,600–$199,000 / yr
Posted: 23 days ago
Closes: Nov 9, 2026

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Below market

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Similar $180k

This role $150k

$85k most similar roles pay here $251k

This role pays less than 76% of similar roles. Most pay $152,150–$208,800 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $150k versus about $180k 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 & Senior Software Engineer | Microsoft Careers

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Join the Identity Engineering team at Microsoft as a Software Engineer II or Senior Software Engineer, where you will contribute to mission-critical services for Azure, Office, Xbox, and Windows. You will lead the architecture and implementation of high-scale systems, ensuring durability and low latency while innovating in deployment efficiency and infrastructure security. Your role involves deep troubleshooting across cloud stacks, defining requirements with clear KPIs, and mentoring a diverse team. The position requires expertise in languages such as C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, along with experience in distributed systems and large-scale system design. This is an opportunity to work on transformative advances in online security at internet scale, fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion.

Skills

Python C# Java JavaScript Kafka Docker CI/CD Azure AWS Terraform PostgreSQL SQL Linux Windows REST APIs OAuth SAML OpenID Connect Git Jenkins

What you'll do

Lead the architecture and implementation of high-scale services ensuring durability and low latency.
Innovate to streamline service deployment and maintenance for minimal manual intervention and high reliability.
Conduct in-depth troubleshooting and forensics across cloud stack components, executing corrective actions.
Drive security improvements for mission-critical workloads with a focus on infrastructure enhancements.
Define requirements, KPIs, and priorities for engineering deliverables, guiding project planning.
Mentor team members to foster growth and maintain a diverse, energetic, and driven environment.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field with 5+ years of technical experience.
Proficiency in coding languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, and Python.
Experience troubleshooting and optimizing automation, reliability, and monitoring for live sites.
Expertise in designing large-scale distributed systems and messaging systems like Kafka.
Ability to lead architecture design and implementation for high scale, throughput services.
Drive infrastructure security improvements for mission-critical workloads.

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