Microsoft
Software Engineer II
$102K–$219K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years of technical engineering experience; equivalent experience is accepted.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Build and operate Azure Monitor backend systems for large-scale telemetry, observability, reliability, and AI-assisted infrastructure operations.
What you'll do
- Design, 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; add capabilities such as anomaly detection and data validation.
- Improve production reliability through monitoring, incident response, collaboration, and AI-assisted engineering practices.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 2+ years of technical engineering experience coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, 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
- Knowledge of Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Fabric, AWS, or similar cloud platforms; experience with modern web frameworks such as React or Fluent UI.
- Experience in monitoring and observability, or modern AI technologies including Generative AI, LLMs, and RAG-based solutions.
Pay
USD $102,100 - $202,200 per year (base salary); USD $133,800 - $219,200 per year (base salary)
Tools
C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, React, Fluent UI
AI focus
Integrate machine learning-based anomaly detection and data validation; develop AI-assisted and agentic practices for engineering, site reliability, support, and administration.
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