Full-Time

Software Engineer 2

Microsoft

Microsoft

10,001+ employees

Develops software, OS, and cloud services

Compensation Overview

$102.1k - $219.2k/yr

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

Redmond, WA, USA

In Person

Bachelor's

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Python
JavaScript
Distributed Systems
Software Testing
Computer Networking
Java
Microservices
C#
Observability
C/C++

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Requirements
  • A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 2+ years of technical engineering experience coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, or equivalent experience.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including passing the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.
Responsibilities
  • Work with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features.
  • Contribute to identifying dependencies and developing design documents for a product area with little oversight.
  • Create and implement code for a product, service, or feature while reusing code as applicable.
  • Contribute to breaking down larger work items into smaller work items and provide estimates.
  • Act as a Designated Responsible Individual working on-call to monitor systems, product features, or services for degradation, downtime, or interruptions, and gain approval to restore them for simple problems.
  • Stay current in skills and developments that improve product availability, security, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance, while driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.
  • Focus on customer and partner needs through a data-driven approach.
  • Improve test coverage for services, organize and implement integration tests, and resolve problem areas.
Desired Qualifications
  • 2+ years of experience as a software engineer designing, implementing, and shipping cloud services or software products.
  • 2+ years of experience with distributed systems delivering large-scale, secure, and resilient cloud services and/or microservices.
  • Experience with Azure backend services.
  • Ability to quickly ramp up, understand complex problems, and create solutions across many products.

Microsoft develops software, devices, and cloud services. Windows is an operating system that runs on personal computers, Office provides productivity apps, and Azure offers cloud computing and developer tools. The company differentiates itself with a large, integrated ecosystem of software, devices, and services, plus long-standing partnerships with PC makers and a broad enterprise footprint. Its goal is to put a computer on every desk and in every home, and to extend that reach through cloud services, professional networking (LinkedIn), and gaming.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Redmond, Washington

Founded

1975

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What believers are saying

  • Fiscal 2026 revenue reached $331.8 billion, up 18%, with strong operating leverage.
  • Azure crossed $100 billion annual revenue in fiscal 2026, while growing 43% year over year.
  • Microsoft 365 Copilot passed 30 million paid seats, proving enterprise willingness to pay.

What critics are saying

  • July 23, 2026 Azure maintenance bug broke Copilot, Teams, Graph, and Microsoft 365 globally.
  • July 6, 2026 Microsoft cut 4,800 jobs, including 3,200 Xbox roles, signaling internal strain.
  • OpenAI supplies roughly 70% of Microsoft AI revenue, creating concentration and dependency risk.

What makes Microsoft unique

  • July 29, 2026: Microsoft commercial backlog hit $678 billion, locking in future revenue.
  • Office, Windows, and Azure create unmatched distribution across work, devices, and cloud.
  • Microsoft Foundry and Copilot bundle models, apps, and commerce into one enterprise platform.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Company Match

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Flexible Work Hours

Remote Work Options

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