Software Engineering IC5 at Microsoft

Department: Software Engineering

Compensation

$142,800 – $274,800/yr

Setup: On-site
Location: Redmond, Washington
Type: Full-time
Level: staff+
Posted: Jul 21, 2026

Description

Microsoft is hiring a Software Engineering IC5 to lead the long-term technical strategy for service-to-service authentication across internal and customer workloads. The role owns platform-level engineering fundamentals, security, resilience, scalability, AI-driven engineering productivity, and live-site excellence, while providing technical leadership and mentorship across engineering teams. Candidates need a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field and at least 8 years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, plus experience with high-scale distributed cloud services and technical leadership. The typical U.S. base pay range is USD 142,800 to USD 274,800 per year, with higher ranges for the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area.

Required Skills

Service authentication
Distributed systems
Technical leadership
AI engineering
SDK development
Performance engineering

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
Required Previous Experiences: 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python or equivalent experience
6+ years designing and implementing high-scale distributed cloud services
3+ years as a technical lead driving strategic decisions and high-impact technical results
Preferred Qualifications: Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
10+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, or a bachelor's degree plus 12+ years of equivalent experience
3+ years of technical leadership in developer experiences and scalable systems, preferably in Generative AI or Machine Learning
2+ years of hands-on experience designing SDKs or client-side frameworks with a focus on performance engineering
Experience leading cross-functional engineering efforts across distributed teams
Experience delivering customer-facing software products or platform capabilities in production environments
Proficiency leveraging AI to build AI systems
Experience identifying challenges, making tradeoff decisions, and implementing systemic changes
Ability to communicate clearly and influence without authority

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