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Microsoft · 5 days ago

Senior Software Engineer - CTJ - Poly

Redmond, WA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$120K/yr - $235K/yr

4+ years exp

Microsoft is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in the Azure Edge + Platform Silver Infrastructure Operations and Insights Team. The role involves designing, developing, testing, deploying, and supporting foundational cloud services that ensure the security and reliability of Microsoft's cloud datacenters.

Agentic AIApplication Performance ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentDevOpsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyManagement Information SystemsNetwork SecuritySoftware

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

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

Qualification

CC++C#JavaJavaScriptPythonInfrastructure as Code (IaC)SQL ServerCI/CD conceptsAngularReactMentoringProblem-solvingCollaboration

Required

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

Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role

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

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

This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter

This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions

Citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance

Preferred

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