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# Software Engineer 2 - Engineering Systems

- **Company:** Microsoft
- **Location:** Redmond, WA, United States
- **Salary:** $102,100 - $202,200
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Data Analysis, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Online Services, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Software Design Documents, Python (Programming Language), NoSQL, Software Engineering, Software Security, Information Technology
- **Published:** November 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.jobmonkeyjobs.com/career/28172848/Software-Engineer-2-Engineering-Systems-Washington-Redmond-1210

## About the Role

* 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.

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., * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
 * 1+ year of experience both building agents and evaluating their effectiveness.
 * 1+ year of experience with software security, including threat modeling, isolation, integrity checking, and certificates.
 * 1+yearsof experience withRDBMS and/or NoSql databases.

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100 - $202,200 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 $133,800 - $219,200 per year.

## Description

* Develop scalable services that strengthen the company's security posture by implementing security guardrails, addressing vulnerabilities, updating components, and delivering other security improvements.
 * Build remediations and new policies in our system in collaboration with teams across the company that define key performance indicators (KPIs) for the Secure Foundation Initiative.
 * Analyze data to identify opportunities for improvement and prioritize work.
 * Support customers and the production services.
 * Work with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features.
 * Contribute to the identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product area with little oversight.
 * Create and implement code for a product, service, or feature, reusing code as applicable.
 * Contribute to efforts to break down larger work items into smaller work items and provides estimation.
 * Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) working on-call to monitor system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions and gains approval to restore system/product/service for simple problems.
 * Remain current in skills by investing time and effort into staying abreast of current developments that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.