Microsoft · 15 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $235K/yr
4+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company focused on making the world a safer place through its security initiatives. The Senior Software Engineer will be responsible for designing and delivering high-quality software components and services with a strong emphasis on security, privacy, and reliability, while also collaborating with various teams to improve overall service health and operational efficiency.
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Responsibilities
Design and deliver high-quality software components and services end-to-end, with a strong focus on security, privacy, reliability, and maintainability
Drive architecture and design reviews for larger features/components; write clear specs covering design, implementation, testing, telemetry, and documentation
Build and operate cloud services at scale, improving automation, availability, scalability, resiliency, efficiency, and overall service health for complex distributed systems
Troubleshoot and resolve live-site issues across the stack using debugging tools, logs, and telemetry; lead root-cause analysis and deliver durable fixes and mitigations
Implement monitoring, reporting, and telemetry to detect trends, measure success, and reduce operational overhead via automation/self-healing based on reliable signals
Collaborate across disciplines and partner teams (PM, security/privacy SMEs, other engineering teams) to align on requirements, tradeoffs, dependencies, and delivery plans
Provide technical leadership and mentorship through code/design reviews, raising engineering standards, and helping other engineers be more effective while owning a component area
Qualification
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
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Preferred
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
Experience with distributed systems or platform SDKs
Working knowledge of security principles (e.g., authN/Z, key management, PKI, crypto hygiene)
Company
Microsoft
Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Leadership Team
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