Software Engineer

Microsoft

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $102,100–$202,200 / yr
Posted: 36 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes: Feb 1, 2027
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Similar $159k

This role $152k

$90k most similar roles pay here $214k

This role pays less than 55% of similar roles. Most pay $137,500–$180,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $152k versus about $159k for comparable roles.

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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 598 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer

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As a Software Engineer, you will join the team to design, implement, and maintain scalable distributed services that support partner onboarding, account enrollment, security, and Partner Center platform capabilities. You will build APIs and platform components focused on partner lifecycle management, account provisioning, and program enrollment while developing secure, high-performance cloud-native services. Your daily work involves implementing security-first solutions including authentication, authorization, MFA enforcement, identity management, and access controls to improve availability, latency, and observability across shared platforms. You will utilize technologies such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python while working with REST APIs, microservices, containers, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines. The role addresses the technical challenges of building large-scale enterprise platforms for subscription services and commerce systems while exploring intelligent automation and AI-powered tools to enhance engineering workflows and partner engagement.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Washington?

Median $202800 from 326 postings across 28 companies.

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Skills

REST APIs Microservices Distributed Systems Python Java C# .NET C++ JavaScript Kubernetes Containers Cloud-native CI/CD DevOps Authentication Authorization Identity Management MFA Automation AI Tools

What you'll do

Design, implement, and maintain scalable distributed services for partner onboarding and account enrollment.
Build APIs and platform components to enable partner lifecycle management and account provisioning.
Develop secure, high-performance cloud-native services using modern engineering practices.
Implement security-first solutions including authentication, authorization, MFA enforcement, and identity management.
Improve availability, latency, resiliency, and observability across shared platform services.
Integrate AI-powered tools and agent-based solutions to enhance engineering workflows and software quality.
Develop AI-enabled experiences to improve partner engagement and platform operations.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
At least 2 years of technical engineering experience coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Experience designing and building REST APIs, microservices, or distributed systems.
Experience building large-scale distributed services or enterprise platforms.
Experience with authentication, authorization, identity management, or security-related systems.
Experience working with cloud-native architectures, containers, or Kubernetes.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automation, and DevOps practices.
Experience leveraging AI tools to improve engineering productivity and operational efficiency.

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