Software Engineer

Microsoft

Confirmed live yesterday High trust

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type: Hybrid
Location: —
Salary: $85,400–$168,100 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Apr 25, 2027

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role pays less than 72% of similar roles. Most pay $124,400–$180,625 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $127k versus about $153k 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 687 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 646 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer

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The Software Engineer joins the Global Secure Access Datapath team to build cutting-edge network security solutions for a cloud-first, AI-powered world. You will design and develop large-scale, distributed data path services for Microsoft Entra, creating performant networking components that handle identity-aware traffic at a global scale. Your daily work involves integrating AI-driven telemetry and automation to enhance security, reliability, and performance while ensuring secure access for Copilot experiences. You will utilize languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python to implement Zero Trust principles. Key technical requirements include experience with distributed services, L7 proxies like NGINX, Envoy, or HAProxy, L3/L4 firewalls, DPDK, and modern DevOps practices. You will also participate in on-call rotations and drive engineering excellence through code reviews.

What does a Software Engineer earn?

Median $196750 from 2536 postings across 152 companies.

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Skills

C C++ C# Java JavaScript Python Distributed Services NGINX Envoy HAProxy DPDK DevOps AI ML Telemetry Zero Trust

What you'll do

Design and build large-scale, distributed data path services for secure access across Microsoft Entra.
Develop performant and secure networking components to handle identity-aware traffic at a global scale.
Integrate AI-driven telemetry and automation to improve security, reliability, and system performance.
Drive engineering excellence through code reviews, telemetry-driven decisions, and modern DevOps practices.
Improve test coverage and implement integration tests to ensure observability for live services.
Participate in on-call rotations to support and resolve live-site issues.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
Proven experience coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements.
1+ year(s) of technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python (preferred).
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field (preferred).
Experience with Distributed Services (preferred).
Knowledge of L7 proxies, L3/L4 firewalls, DPDK, DevOps practices, and AI/ML for telemetry (preferred).

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