Sr. Software Engineer - CTJ - Poly | Microsoft Careers

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Closes: Nov 29, 2026

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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 728 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Sr. Software Engineer - CTJ - Poly | Microsoft Careers

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As a Sr. Software Engineer on the Microsoft Defender engineering team, you will play a pivotal role in developing cutting-edge cloud security products designed to protect millions of computers from cyber threats daily. Your responsibilities include building scalable and reliable services, enhancing engineering systems for complex cloud environments, and contributing to the automation of service scale features based on customer requirements. You will also investigate issues, implement fixes, and participate in an on-call rotation within a secure facility. The ideal candidate should have experience with CI/CD concepts, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, and large-scale production services management. This role demands expertise in delivering holistic protection solutions tailored for government environments, emphasizing reliability and security at unprecedented scales.

Skills

CI/CD Git Docker Kubernetes AWS Azure Python Go PostgreSQL Logging Monitoring Alerting Terraform Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

Build and enhance scalable, reliable cloud security services.
Improve engineering systems for complex cloud environments.
Design and automate features for large-scale service requirements.
Investigate and resolve pre-production and production issues promptly.
Participate in on-call rotation to ensure continuous system monitoring.

What we're looking for

5+ years of experience in software engineering or equivalent
Strong understanding of CI/CD concepts and Git
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or other containerization technologies
Background in building and supporting large-scale production services
Ability to investigate and resolve pre-production and production issues
Clearance verification for federal government customer requirements
Successful completion of Microsoft Cloud background check

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