Microsoft
Software Engineering II - CTJ - Poly
$102K–$261K
Redmond, WA +2 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Apr 6, 2026
- Location
- Redmond, WA
Reston, VA
Atlanta, GA - Experience
- Required: 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding, or equivalent experience. Preferred alternatives: 6+ years with a Master's Degree, or 8+ years with a Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Designs, improves, and operates Microsoft 365 government cloud services, focusing on scalable distributed systems, reliability, performance, and operational excellence.
What you'll do
- Develop and test software and system changes to improve availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance.
- Automate operations and maintain telemetry pipelines and monitoring tools; analyze production data and troubleshoot recurring issues.
- Collaborate with product engineering teams through design and code reviews, on-call rotations, and incident response.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 2+ years technical engineering experience coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, or equivalent experience.
- Active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with Polygraph.
- Must meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements and pass the Microsoft Cloud background check.
- U.S. citizenship verification is required.
Nice to have
- Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 6+ years technical engineering experience coding, or equivalent experience.
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 8+ years technical engineering experience coding, or equivalent experience.
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
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