Microsoft
Senior Software Engineer
$120K–$261K
Redmond, WA +1 · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 18, 2026
- Location
- Redmond, WA
Reston, VA - Experience
- 4+ years of technical engineering experience; equivalent experience is an alternative. Preferred: 5+ years of software engineering experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- The position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. The posting also states that candidates must provide proof of citizenship, U.S. permanent residency, or other protected status to assess eligibility for export-controlled information.
About the job
Designs, builds, deploys, and operates reliable and secure Azure cloud services for sovereign and government cloud environments.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, and operate highly available, scalable, secure, and observable cloud services.
- Lead technical design and deliver projects end-to-end, from requirements through deployment and production readiness.
- Improve reliability through automation, monitoring, diagnostics, and root-cause analysis; collaborate with partner teams and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience coding in languages including C#, Java, or C++, or equivalent experience.
- Meet citizenship-based eligibility requirements for access to export-controlled information; citizenship verification is required.
- Pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.
Nice to have
- 5+ years of software engineering experience designing, building, and delivering production services.
- Experience with cloud technologies and distributed systems, such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform.
Pay
USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year (base salary); USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
C#, Java, C++, Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform
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