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Software Engineer II

Microsoft
$100,600.00 - $199,000.00 / yr
United States, Washington, Redmond
Feb 21, 2026
Overview Do you want to directly impact hundreds of millions of devices every month and enjoy the gratification that comes from keeping millions of customers protected from the ever-growing threats of cyberattacks? Do you have the engineering skills, attention to detail and quality, passion for building systems and services that delight our customers and allow them to be productive? Do you want to be part of a diverse, fast-paced and highly technical team that takes pride in regularly delivering value to our business customers on time with quality in an agile cadence? You will want to talk to us! We are part of Windows Servicing and Delivery (WSD) team that delivers high quality servicing releases to keep Microsoft customers protected and productive by continuously building and delivering Windows Operating System updates to consumers, enterprises and Microsoft Cloud customers. Our team is trying to solve the problem of not only keeping the Windows powered enterprises, data centers, and cloud services safe and secure through software updates but also to consume these Windows updates with zero to minimal downtime such that businesses and consumers continue to remain available and productive deploying these updates. We are building a system that will help in engineering, building, delivery and deployment of software updates for a code base as big and wide as Windows in a re-bootless way. We are building a modern AI powered engineering system that is intelligent, efficient and can operate on a scale to produce re-bootless updates. We will also enhance Windows with new innovations and capabilities to deploy, monitor and manage these updates. You will work across OS components, compiler-linker-loader tool chain, installers and management to build the stack and overall solution. If you are a deep thinker and passionate about problem solving. If scalability, performance, downtime, high availability problems get you thrilled. If you are excited about leveraging AI to solve engineering and scale problems, then this is a great opportunity to build your career and create business impact. Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. Responsibilities We are looking for a strong developer to help realize the above story. Ideal candidate will thrive amid ambiguity and enjoy building lasting systems in collaboration with others where success not only includes business value but having a cost-effective, reliable, state and scalable solution. Candidate must possess strong analytical, design and coding skills. In this role you will have the opportunity to design and develop software and services at scale, innovating on the latest technologies and following modern engineering practices. Contribute to the identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product area with little oversight. Help toidentifyother teams and technologies that will beleveraged, how they will interact, and when one's system may provide support to others.Contribute to determiningback-end dependencies associated with product, application, service, or platform functionality for product features. Identifyareasto integrate instrumentation for gathering telemetry data on system behavior such as performance, reliability, availability, usage, and safety mechanisms. Contribute to sustaining feedback loops from telemetry resulting insubsequentdesigns. Help to create outputs of telemetry such as notifications or dashboards. Create a clear and articulated plan for testing and assuring quality of solutions, and define success for outcomes of tests (e.g., unit tests). Add new tests, remove antiquated tests, and aggregate tests to improve tests in the feature area. Help to drive efforts for augmenting test cases and ensure that the solution area has good test coverage. Help to integrate automation features when planning for testing. Maintain close technical relationships with partner teams, provide technical leadership and drive for engineering excellence and results. Qualifications Required Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. Solid understanding of Windows operating system internals. Proficiency in building cloud-native applications on Azure. Hands-on experience with OpenAI APIs or similar LLM-based platforms. Solid experience with SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB). Other Requirements: Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: 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 Qualifications: 3+ years of experience in software development with C/C++ or equivalent. Exposure to assembly, OS kernel, low-level trouble shooting and debugging. Experience with cloud platforms, Azure, Kusto, Python, AI tools is added advantage. Proven expertise in developing frameworks and solutions that scale across multiple teams and products. Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to design and implement scalable, high-performance solutions. Demonstrated ability to collaborate across multiple teams and align technical #W+DJOBS #WSDCFE Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $131,400 - $215,400 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.