Microsoft
Software Engineer II and/or Senior Software Engineer - Backend
$102K–$261K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Experience
- Required: 2+ years technical engineering experience. Preferred alternatives: 6+ years with a master's degree, or 8+ years with a bachelor's degree; equivalent experience is also stated.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Build and operate Azure Monitor backend services for hyperscale telemetry, improving observability, reliability, security, and AI-assisted infrastructure operations.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, test, deploy, and operate highly available distributed services and automation for large-scale telemetry workloads.
- Build APIs, tools, and subsystems for telemetry collection, routing, storage, and data access; integrate machine learning capabilities such as anomaly detection.
- Ensure production reliability through monitoring, alerting, diagnostics, on-call and incident response, and collaboration with partner teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C#, Java, .NET, or Python OR equivalent experience.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
Nice to have
- Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C#, Java, .NET, or Python OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C#, Java, .NET, or Python OR equivalent experience.
- Experience with cloud-native infrastructure, distributed systems, large-scale production services, or improving reliability, security, observability, networking, or operational excellence for live services.
Pay
USD $102,100 - $202,200 per year (base salary); USD $133,800 - $219,200 per year (base salary); USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year (base salary); USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
C#, Java, .NET, Python, Azure Monitor, Microsoft Fabric, Log Analytics, Application Insights
AI focus
Integrate machine learning-based anomaly detection and data validation, apply AI-assisted and agentic capabilities to infrastructure operations, and develop AI assistance for site reliability engineering, support, and administration.
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