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Software Engineer II at Microsoft

Department: Software Engineering

Compensation

$119,800 – $234,700/yr

Setup
On-site
Location
Reston, Virginia · Annapolis Junction, Maryland · +1
Type
Full-time
Level
mid
Posted

Description

Microsoft is hiring a Software Engineer II for its combined DevOps team supporting Microsoft Defender and sovereign and government cloud services. The role involves cloud architecture, infrastructure development, service reliability, production issue investigation, automation, and participation in an on-call rotation. Candidates need a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field plus at least four years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, or equivalent experience. The position requires a U.S. Government Top Secret clearance with SCI access, a Single Scope Background Investigation with polygraph, Microsoft Cloud background checks, and U.S. citizenship verification. The typical U.S. base pay range is USD 119,800 to USD 234,700 per year, with higher ranges for the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area.

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