Microsoft

Software Engineer

Microsoft$85K — $168K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience, with a strong coding background in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Rust, or Python.
  • 1+ year of technical engineering experience preferred, or a Master's Degree in a relevant technical field with proven coding experience.
  • Hands-on engineering experience with a track record of delivering solutions for complex cloud design and architecture challenges.
  • Practical experience operating high-scale services in production environments.
  • Strong communication skills, capable of presenting technical information to large audiences.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and operate highly available distributed systems and platform services globally.
  • Develop mission-critical services for Microsoft Entra, covering traffic management and Kubernetes runtime platforms.
  • Build and maintain scalable services capable of processing millions of requests per second.
  • Implement technical solutions to enhance reliability, performance, and scalability of platform services.
  • Maintain software while achieving availability targets over 99.99%.
  • Own the full development lifecycle of software features and services, from initial design to production support.
  • Collaborate with engineers and partners to solve complex technical problems and deliver software effectively.

Benefits

  • Eligibility for Microsoft benefits such as health, wellness, and retirement plans, as applicable.
  • Opportunity to work in a dynamic and cutting-edge technology environment.
  • Access to professional development resources to enhance skills.
Full Job Description
Overview

AAD Gateway is a mission critical reverse proxy service protecting IDNA.

Responsibilities

  • Designs, develops, and operates highly available distributed systems and platform services at global scale.
  • Develops mission-critical services supporting Microsoft Entra, including traffic management, Kubernetes (K8s) runtime platforms, and livesite management.
  • Builds and maintains scalable services that process millions of requests per second and support hundreds of billions of authentications per day.
  • Designs and implements technical solutions to improve the reliability, availability, performance, and scalability of platform services.
  • Develops, tests, deploys, and maintains software while supporting availability targets greater than 99.99%.
  • Owns software features and services through the full development lifecycle, from design and implementation through deployment and production support.
  • Collaborates with engineers and cross-functional partners to solve complex technical problems and deliver critical software safely and efficiently.


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, Rust, or Python
    • OR equivalent experience.


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.


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Rust, or Python.
    • OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Rust, or Python.
    • OR equivalent experience.
  • Strong track record as a hands-on engineer designing and delivering elegant solutions to meet complex design and architectural challenges in a cloud services environment.
  • Deep practical experience operating high-scale services in production environments.
  • Strong communications skills, comfortable presenting to large audiences and customers.
  • Prior experience with performance analysis and optimization of web services and software.
  • Prior experience building services which run on Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
  • Prior experience working in the Identity and/or Security domains.


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.

About Microsoft

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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