Senior Software Engineer - CTJ - Poly at Microsoft

Redmond, Washington, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

08 Apr, 26

Salary

234700.0

Posted On

08 Jan, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Cloud Infrastructure, Big Data, Automation, Infrastructure as Code, Telemetry, Observability, SQL Server, CI/CD, Angular, React

Industry

Software Development

Description

Overview Do you thrive on optimizing and maintaining foundational services that power the cloud? Microsoft is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in the Azure Edge + Platform Silver Infrastructure Operations and Insights Team. The Operations and Insights team develops mission-critical platforms, tools, and big data solutions that empower Microsoft technicians and engineers to operate and protect Microsoft's cutting-edge cloud datacenters and high-security facilities. As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to build the most secure and trusted cloud that the US Government relies on for innovation. You'll design, develop, test, deploy, and support a variety of foundational cloud services, making a broad impact across Microsoft's products and customers. This role offers the chance to leverage your software and data engineering experience while delving into cloud infrastructure, big data, and cloud-scale automation. Plus, enjoy the flexibility of partially working from home while contributing to strategic projects. Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. Responsibilities Translate user and stakeholder requirements into robust designs, clarifying acceptance criteria and aligning solutions with team architecture and security/compliance standards. Own complex components end‑to‑end: produce maintainable, performant, and reusable code; write unit/integration tests; and uphold engineering excellence through thorough reviews. Decompose large initiatives into well‑scoped work items with estimates, identify cross‑team dependencies and risks, and drive execution to hit schedule and quality bars. Serve as senior Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) for services/features: lead incident response, perform root‑cause analysis, create/automate playbooks, and drive measurable incident and toil reduction. Improve service reliability and operational maturity through enhanced telemetry, observability integration, automated rollback/remediation workflows, and proactive performance tuning. Design and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) assets—such as resource templates, declarative configurations, and automated deployment pipelines—to ensure consistent, repeatable, and secure provisioning across clouds. Model continuous learning and knowledge sharing: evaluate emerging technologies, document patterns and runbooks, and mentor peers to uplift code quality and operational practices. Embody our culture and values. Qualifications Required/Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. Other Requirements: Security Clearance Requirements: Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with Polygraph. Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate U.S. Government clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination. Clearance Verification: This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment. Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customer and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance Preferred/Additional Qualifications: Demonstrated ability to lead through influence—aligning engineers, driving clarity, and unblocking execution without formal authority. Demonstrated interest and potential in people leadership (mentoring, coaching, and developing others), with a desire to grow into a people manager role over time. Experience developing front end web solutions leveraging Angular, React, or comparable frameworks. Experience with development and administration of SQL Server databases. Understanding and experience with CI/CD concepts and Git. Experienced in solving operational issues in a scalable way. Ability to thrive with the ambiguity associated with working in a fast-paced and changing environment. Experience building and supporting large-scale production services, including logging, monitoring, alerting, and measuring reliability and availability. Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $158,400 - $258,000 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design, develop, test, deploy, and support foundational cloud services. You will also lead incident response and improve service reliability through enhanced telemetry and observability integration.