Microsoft

Software Engineer - CTJ - Poly

Microsoft • $85K — $168K *
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701In-Person
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
  • Proven experience coding in languages like C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • Active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
  • Ability to meet Microsoft and customer security screening requirements, including clearance verification.
  • U.S. citizenship verification required due to legal restrictions.

Responsibilities

  • Drive reliable, scalable, and high-performance solutions across the Commerce stack.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver customer-focused outcomes.
  • Support Commerce Platforms by addressing issues with sustainable solutions.
  • Leverage telemetry data to enable continuous operational improvement through automation.
  • Develop scripts and automation to resolve complex service issues.
  • Conduct root cause analyses with internal teams and uphold security and compliance.
  • Identify automation opportunities for effective monitoring of distributed systems.

Benefits

  • Commitment to a diverse and inclusive culture.
  • Access to continuous learning and development opportunities.
  • Collaborative work environment fostering knowledge sharing.
  • Opportunities for career advancement and skill enhancement.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities
  • Drive reliable, scalable, and high-performance solutions across the Commerce stack, ensuring robust service design.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver customer-focused outcomes and broad technical impact.
  • Support Commerce Platforms in dedicated clouds by mitigating issues with sustainable, forward-thinking solutions.
  • Leverage telemetry data to identify patterns and trends that enable continuous operational improvement through automation.
  • Develop scripts and automation to resolve complex problems and prevent recurrence of service issues.
  • Partner with internal customers and engineering teams to conduct root cause analyses, uphold security and compliance, and share end-to-end service expertise.
  • Identify and implement automation opportunities to monitor and manage distributed systems effectively.
  • Embody our culture and values.


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
    • OR equivalent experience.


Other Requirements:

Security Clearance Requirements: Candidates must be able 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:
  • 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.
  • Clearance Verification: 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.
  • Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
  • Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customer and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Academic, internship, or early professional experience with cloud-based or distributed systems, including understanding of how services interact across layers.
  • Exposure to Azure services and hands-on scripting using PowerShell and/or Python through coursework, labs, internships, or personal projects.
  • Familiarity with monitoring, logging, or telemetry tools, with examples of using data to investigate or troubleshoot issues.
  • Basic understanding of incident response concepts, including root cause analysis and learning from failures.
  • Experience building scripts or small tools to automate repetitive tasks or improve reliability (academic, internship, or project-based).
  • Introductory knowledge of CI/CD pipelines or deployment workflows through coursework, labs, or internships.
  • Ability to debug and analyze technical issues, and clearly communicate findings to teammates.
  • Interest in learning new technologies, improving operational efficiency, and working in highly collaborative environments.


Software Engineering IC2 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $85,400 - $168,100 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 $111,100 - $183,700 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.

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Microsoft is an American multinational corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services. Microsoft’s devices and consumer (D&C) licensing segment licenses the Windows operating system and related software, Microsoft Office for consumers, and the Windows Phone operating system. The company’s computing and gaming hardware segment provides Xbox gaming and entertainment consoles and accessories, second-party and third-party video games, and Xbox Live subscriptions; surface devices and accessories; and Microsoft PC accessories. Its phone hardware segment offers Lumia smartphones and other non-Lumia phones. Its D&C segment provides Windows Store, Xbox Live transactions, and Windows phone store; search advertising; display advertising; Office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal; first-party video games; and other consumer products and services as well as operating retail stores. Microsoft’s commercial licensing segments license server products, including Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Visual Studio, System Center, and related Client Access Licenses (CALs); Windows Embedded; Windows operating system; Microsoft Office for business, including Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, and related CALs; Microsoft Dynamics business solutions; and Skype. Its commercial segment offers enterprise services, including premier support services and Microsoft consulting services; commercial cloud comprising Office 365 Commercial, other Microsoft Office online offerings, Dynamics CRM Online, and Microsoft Azure; and other commercial products and online services. The company markets and distributes its products through original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and resellers, as well as online.

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Size
181,000 employees
Market Cap
$1,762.4 billion
Industry
Enterprise Technology
Net Income
$51.3 billion
Founded
1975
5 Year Trend
+15.5%
Revenue
$153.2 billion
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