Senior Software Engineer

Security represents the most critical priorities for our customers in a world awash in digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and estate complexity. Microsoft Security aspires to make the world a safer place for all. We want to reshape security and empower every user, customer, and developer with a security cloud that protects them with end to end, simplified solutions. The Microsoft Security organization accelerates Microsoft’s mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers’ heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world.

As a part of this role, you will work with the Multi-Tenant Collaboration Team within the Identity and Access Management domain. This team is dedicated to delivering a secure, seamless collaboration experience for organizations leveraging Microsoft Applications. We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer with a strong background in distributed systems and the development of high-scale, mission-critical services. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will demonstrate technical leadership in designing robust architectural solutions, mentoring and guiding fellow engineers, and fostering a culture of innovation and excellence. You will be adept at evaluating complex technical challenges, driving cross-team alignment, and advocating for best practices in security, reliability, and maintainability. Your experience will enable you to anticipate potential obstacles, propose effective strategies, and ensure successful delivery of collaborative features that impact millions of users.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

                         OR equivalent experience.

• 4+ years of experience with Distributed Services

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

Preferred Qualifications: 

• 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python or equivalent experience.
• Solid foundation in software engineering principles and architecture design
• Experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, Cloud Computing and Distributed Systems.
  
  

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $158,400 - $258,000 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

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until August 18, 2025.

• Design, implement, and maintain large-scale identity infrastructure capable of managing millions of requests daily.
• Collaborate with product managers, UX designers, and other teams to create and deliver features from initial concept to Production.
• Work within a framework that emphasizes ongoing improvement, adaptation, and learning, informed by data analysis.
• Take part in on-call rotations, site reviews, and incident investigations to contribute to system reliability and team knowledge.
• Provide guidance to engineers, promoting inclusion, technical accuracy, and consistent improvement.
• Support the development of an engineering culture focused on growth and professional development.
  
  

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