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Software Engineer II

Microsoft· Software Engineering
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Redmond, WA$102.1k - $202.2kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

The role is for a Software Engineer II within Microsoft’s MSRC security-focused team, responsible for transforming vulnerability management into a unified, secure, resilient platform by implementing advanced security controls, improving monitoring, and supporting security case management. On-site in Redmond, WA.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and operate distributed services and microservices on Azure (App Service, AKS, Functions, Service Bus, Cosmos DB, Azure SQL).
  • Own features end-to-end: requirements, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and live-site support.
  • Integrate AI capabilities such as natural language processing, semantic search, and intelligent agents using frameworks like Azure OpenAI, Semantic Kernel, or equivalent.
  • Drive performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency through telemetry, asynchronous I/O, and system profiling.
  • Ensure robust data validation, schema enforcement, and compliance with privacy and security standards.
  • Collaborate across disciplines to define technical requirements, review designs, and deliver high-quality software.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation; investigate and resolve live-site incidents, and drive root-cause fixes that improve reliability.
  • Contribute to our DevOps culture: CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, telemetry, and safe deployment practices.

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++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.

Skills

Required:Azure services
Nice to have:Distributed systemsCI/CD and DevOpsKubernetes / event-driven architecturesREST APIs / databasesAgentic systems / AI tooling
Last updated Jul 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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