Microsoft
Senior Software Engineer - Kubernetes
$120K–$261K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Nov 4, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years technical engineering experience; equivalent experience accepted.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field OR equivalent experience.
About the job
Build and operate Kubernetes-based cloud infrastructure for Azure Monitor and other observability services, improving reliability, security, and safe AI-assisted operations at scale.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, deploy, and support infrastructure systems throughout the engineering lifecycle, including live-site operations.
- Lead architecture, design reviews, and cross-team alignment for globally deployed platform capabilities.
- Improve reliability, security, networking, diagnostics, cost efficiency, and safe AI-assisted infrastructure operations.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 4+ years technical engineering experience coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python; OR equivalent experience.
- Pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Nice to have
- Experience with Kubernetes, containers, cloud-native infrastructure, distributed systems, or large-scale production services.
- Experience improving live-service reliability, security, observability, networking, or operational excellence; partnering across teams; or mentoring engineers and leading design reviews.
Pay
USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year (base salary); USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Kubernetes, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python
AI focus
Shape safe, reliable use of AI-agentic systems and AI-assisted operations for Kubernetes-based infrastructure at scale.
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