Microsoft

Software Engineer II

Microsoft$102K — $202K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field
  • 2+ years technical engineering experience in C, C++, Golang, or Rust
  • 2+ years familiarity with core networking protocols (HTTP, TLS, TCP/IP, DNS)
  • 2+ years experience with Unix/Linux and open-source contributions
  • Ability to meet Microsoft security screening requirements

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams on networking security software design and development
  • Utilize AI for enhanced security features and improved engineering productivity
  • Drive adoption of modern software engineering practices through design reviews
  • Design systems with well-defined interfaces and perform code reviews using data-driven decision making
  • Ensure high quality of engineering through modular, secure, and reliable services
  • Enhance testing coverage and troubleshoot integration issues for services
  • Focus on customer needs with a data-driven approach while optimizing live site reliability

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with advanced technologies in a leading tech company
  • Collaboration with experienced mentors in a supportive environment
  • Focus on modern software engineering practices and advanced security solutions
  • A career path that emphasizes continuous learning and development
  • Comprehensive security screening which enhances professional credibility
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

- Work with the Product and Engineering team members to design and develop large scale distributed networking security software services and solutions.

- Leverage AI to build advanced security capabilities and boost engineering productivity.

- Adhere to and drive modern software engineering practices through design reviews.

- System design through well-defined interfaces across multiple components, code reviews, leveraging data/telemetry to make decisions.

- Develop "best-in-class" engineering for our services by ensuring that the services and the components are well-defined and modularized, secure, reliable, diagnosable, actively monitored and reusable.

- Improve test coverage for services, organize and implement integration tests, and resolve problem areas.

- Consider testability, portability/monitoring, reliability, and maintainability, and understand when code is ready to be shared and delivered.

- Gain a working understanding of Microsoft businesses and collaborate with mentors and leaders to contribute to cohesive, end-to-end experiences for our users.

- Focus on customer/partner needs through a data driven approach.

- Troubleshoot and optimize automation, reliability, and monitoring for Live Site.

Qualifications

Qualifications Required/Minimum 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++, Golang, or Rust. OR equivalent experience. 2+ years of familiarity with core networking protocols and technologies (HTTP, TLS, TCP/IP, DNS. etc.). 2+ years of experience with Unix/Linux based operating systems and open-source contributions.

Qualifications - 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 background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100 - $202,200 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 $133,800 - $219,200 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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