Software Engineering IC2

Microsoft

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: —
Salary: $85,400–$168,100 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Apr 5, 2027

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Below market

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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 648 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Software Engineering IC2

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As a Software Engineering IC2 on the Validation team within the Windows Servicing and Delivery organization, you will develop software, services, and automation systems to improve the quality of monthly Windows security releases. You will design and maintain cloud-native services, telemetry pipelines, and quality analytics platforms to identify regressions and quantify release quality across diverse environments. Your daily work involves building automation frameworks, developing APIs, and implementing AI-powered engineering solutions using tools like GitHub Copilot and agentic workflows. You will utilize languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, and Python to manage large-scale engineering datasets. By leveraging Azure services, Kubernetes, and Kusto, you will transform isolated tests into an intelligent engineering platform to ensure reliable, secure, and high-quality security updates for global customers.

What does a Software Engineering earn?

Median $175721 from 36 postings across 12 companies.

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Skills

Python C# C++ Java JavaScript C Azure Kubernetes CI/CD Kusto (KQL) Power BI GitHub Copilot Distributed Systems APIs Telemetry Cloud-native Software Testing Agentic Workflows

What you'll do

Design, implement, test, deploy, and maintain software components that support Windows validation and monthly security releases.
Build and enhance automation frameworks to validate security fixes across diverse hardware and software environments.
Develop cloud-native services, APIs, and workflow integrations to collect and analyze quality signals.
Create AI-powered solutions and agentic workflows to automate repetitive engineering activities and accelerate root cause analysis.
Develop dashboards and reporting capabilities to provide visibility into security-fix quality and release readiness.
Support validation services in production environments by investigating and mitigating service issues and reliability concerns.
Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and testing activities following best practices for reliability and security.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a 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.
Experience developing software applications, services, APIs, automation systems, or engineering tools (preferred).
Experience with cloud services, distributed systems, or modern software development practices (preferred).
Experience with Kubernetes, containerized workloads, or cloud-native architectures (preferred).
Experience with telemetry, analytics, Kusto (KQL), Power BI, or large-scale engineering data analysis (preferred).
Experience using AI-assisted development tools and modern engineering productivity technologies (preferred).

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