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# Software Engineer I - CTJ - Poly at Microsoft

Department: Software Engineering

Compensation

$85,400 – $168,100/yr

**Setup**
: On-site

**Location**
: Reston, Virginia

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: not_specified

**Posted**
: Sep 25, 2026

## Description

Microsoft is hiring a Software Engineer for its Specialized Cloud team to design, implement, test, and maintain cloud-scale services and platform components for security-critical and highly regulated environments. The role involves building secure, reliable software; collaborating with security, operations, program management, and compliance teams; resolving live-site issues; participating in 24x7 on-call rotations; and applying secure-by-design practices. Required qualifications include a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical discipline and proven coding experience in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, or equivalent experience. The typical U.S. base pay range is USD $85,400-$168,100 per year, with higher ranges for the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area.

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