Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft

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Work type: On-site
Location: Reston, VARedmond, WA
Salary: $119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted: 11 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Mar 30, 2027
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 628 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer

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The Sr. Software Engineer - CTJ - Poly joins the Microsoft Defender engineering team to build and deliver cloud solutions providing holistic protection within government environments. In this role, you will build and improve scalable, highly reliable services while improving engineering systems and practices for complex cloud environments. Day-to-day responsibilities include designing and automating service scale features, investigating production issues, and deploying fixes. You will utilize coding skills in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. The role also involves working with CI/CD concepts, Git, Docker, and Kubernetes to support large-scale production services including logging, monitoring, and alerting. This position addresses the technical challenge of protecting against active attack attempts within secure government infrastructure.

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Skills

C C++ C# Java JavaScript Python CI/CD Git Docker Kubernetes Containerization Logging Monitoring Alerting

What you'll do

Build and improve services to ensure they are scalable and highly reliable.
Improve engineering systems and practices for delivering services in complex cloud environments.
Design and automate service scale features and specific customer requirements.
Investigate pre-production and production issues to implement and deploy necessary fixes.
Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation within a secure facility.
Deliver cloud solutions that provide holistic protection within government environments.

What we're looking for

Must have a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience.
Must have experience coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must possess an active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with SCI access based on an SSBI with Polygraph.
Must be able to pass a Microsoft Cloud background check.
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience (preferred).
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field and 8+ years of technical engineering experience (preferred).
Experience with CI/CD concepts, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, or large-scale production services (preferred).

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