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 related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Proven coding experience in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • Experience with CI/CD systems and Infrastructure as Code tools like Azure DevOps or Terraform.
  • Knowledge of cloud-based services, especially Azure.
  • Ability to collaborate across teams and communicate technical concepts effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain automation for workflows in various cloud environments.
  • Enhance CI/CD pipelines to boost deployment reliability and efficiency.
  • Create monitoring tools to improve system health and engineering insights.
  • Collaborate with teams to deliver solutions and support feature rollouts.
  • Resolve operational issues while seeking opportunities for automation.

Benefits

  • Access to continuous learning and growth opportunities.
  • Participation in collaborative and innovative work environments.
  • Involvement in high-impact engineering solutions.
  • Opportunities to work with cutting-edge technology in cloud solutions.
  • Potential for career advancement within a global company.
Full Job Description
Overview

Team Description:

The Purview Infrastructure Engineering (PINE) team enables secure, scalable, and predictable delivery of Microsoft Purview across multiple cloud environments. We build the engineering systems, automation, deployment practices, and validation frameworks that help services onboard faster, operate more reliably, and achieve parity across cloud regions. As a Software Engineer on the PINE team, you will own engineering solutions that improve the scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency of Purview services across multiple cloud environments. You will develop automation, enhance deployment and validation capabilities, investigate complex technical issues, and collaborate across engineering teams to drive successful delivery outcomes. Successful candidates are self-driven engineers who can independently execute projects, contribute to technical design discussions, and deliver high-quality solutions while learning and growing within a highly collaborative environment.

Responsibilities
  • Design, build, and maintain automation for deployment, validation, and operational workflows across commercial, sovereign, and specialized cloud environments.
  • Develop and improve CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and service onboarding experiences to increase deployment consistency, reliability, and engineering productivity.
  • Build telemetry, monitoring, and operational tooling that improve system health, troubleshooting, and engineering insights.
  • Partner with service teams, platform teams, and feature owners to deliver cloud-ready solutions and support feature rollout across multiple environments.
  • Investigate and resolve reliability, deployment, and operational issues while identifying opportunities for automation and continuous improvement.


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:
  • 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.
  • Experience with CI/CD systems and Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Azure DevOps, Bicep, Terraform, or ARM.
  • Experience building or operating cloud-based services on Azure.
  • Knowledge of software engineering fundamentals including design, testing, debugging, code reviews, and secure development practices.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering teams and communicate technical concepts clearly.
  • Experience with distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, or large-scale service operations.
  • Experience with observability platforms, telemetry, monitoring, and operational excellence practices.
  • Experience supporting regulated, sovereign, government, or compliance-sensitive environments.
  • Familiarity with deployment automation, release management, and service reliability engineering practices.

#SECURITY #MSFTSecurity

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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