Microsoft
Software Engineering II
$102K–$261K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 15, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years of engineering experience; equivalent experience is an alternative. Preferred: Master’s degree and 3+ years of technical engineering experience, or Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years, or equivalent experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Build and operate large-scale distributed cloud services, improving their reliability, security, testing, and customer experience.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, and review distributed software services and solutions.
- Improve service quality through testing, monitoring, reliability work, and data-informed decisions.
- Collaborate across product and engineering teams to deliver customer and partner experiences.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 2+ years of engineering experience coding in a listed language, or equivalent experience.
- Pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Nice to have
- 2+ years designing, developing, or maintaining secure software systems, or building and operating scalable cloud services or distributed systems.
- Experience building or integrating AI/ML-powered systems or workflows.
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, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Azure, AWS
AI focus
Preferred experience includes building or integrating AI/ML-powered systems or workflows, including safe handling of model outputs, orchestration, or agent-based systems.
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative