Software Engineer II Job at Microsoft Corporation (Reston)

Software Engineer II

Microsoft Corporation

Location:
United States , Reston

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

100600.00 - 199000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

Security and sovereignty are rapidly reshaping the expectations of our customers operating in highly regulated environments. Our team is building a new sovereign‑cloud‑first Azure product, engineered from day one to meet strict security, compliance, and operational requirements. You will help design and deliver core capabilities that integrate deeply with Microsoft cloud tooling, enabling secure, reliable, and compliant workflows across the Azure ecosystem. As a Software Engineer II, you will contribute to both the architecture and implementation of this new product. You will design services that emphasize reliability, supportability, and operational clarity, and you’ll help establish the engineering patterns that allow the team to “build what we want to operate.” You will also take a meaningful role in incident response leadership, helping diagnose issues, implement durable fixes, and continuously improve our live‑site posture.

Job Responsibility:

Contribute to the design and implementation of a new sovereign‑cloud‑first Azure product, integrating with existing Microsoft cloud tooling and platform services
Participate in architectural discussions that balance reliability, simplicity, maintainability, and long‑term sustainability
Build services, Application Programming Interface (APIs), and tools designed to be operable, diagnosable, and maintainable, with an emphasis on “build what we want to operate.”
Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) on rotation, monitoring for issues, triaging incidents, and driving mitigations within Service Level Agreement (SLA) expectations
Lead incident response for your areas: perform deep diagnostics, identify root causes, implement durable fixes, and contribute to high‑quality post‑incident reviews
Instrument features and services with meaningful telemetry to improve visibility, alerting, performance tracking, and early issue detection
Use operational data and insights to guide improvements in availability, reliability, and service health
Develop scripts, tooling, and automation to reduce manual effort, eliminate operational friction, and enable safer, faster production changes
Help build the engineering systems, pipelines, and validation processes that support reliable release and deployment workflows in sovereign environments
Apply secure‑by‑design principles appropriate to sovereign cloud scenarios, including least privilege, defense in depth, and compliant data handling
Help validate and reinforce compliance expectations across new features, integrations, and operational workflows
Collaborate with engineering partners across Azure to deliver integrated solutions that work seamlessly with Microsoft cloud tooling and infrastructure
Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and technical deep dives
share learnings and help elevate team engineering standards

Requirements:

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
Active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with Polygraph
Verification of U.S. citizenship
Ability to pass Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter

Nice to have:

Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field AND 2+ years of software engineering experience OR Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field AND 3+ years of software engineering experience OR equivalent experience
Proficiency in C# and experience building cloud‑ready services, tools, or platform components
Hands‑on experience with Azure or similar‑scale cloud platforms, with strong interest in cloud‑first PaaS development and platform integration
Experience building or operating services in sovereign or regulated cloud environments
Familiarity with scripting and automation tools (e.g., PowerShell, Python) to streamline diagnostics and engineering workflows
Experience supporting production or cloud services, including logging, telemetry, monitoring, alerting, and on‑call/DRI responsibilities
Demonstrated ability to analyze service health data to identify trends and drive reliability improvements
Problem‑solving and debugging skills across cloud services, platform components, and operational tooling

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 18, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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Software Engineer II

Microsoft Corporation

Location:
United States , Reston

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

Job Description:

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Job Posted:
February 18, 2026

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