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Software Engineer II - CTJ - POLY

Microsoft

Location

Redmond, WA, Reston, VA, MD, MD, Atlanta, GA

Type

Full-time

Posted

5/28/2026

Compensation

$102,100 - $219,200 per year

Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202696.0% approval-64% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

This role at Microsoft offers an exciting opportunity to work with talented engineers on significant challenges within the Commerce + Ecosystems (C+E) stack. The position emphasizes ownership of service design, focusing on creating reliable, scalable, and high-performance solutions. Candidates will collaborate with various teams across the company, gaining broad technical exposure while supporting dedicated cloud environments. The ideal candidate will be passionate about automation and problem-solving in distributed software systems.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including 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.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Drive reliable, scalable, and high-performance solutions across the C+E stack, ensuring robust service design.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver customer-focused outcomes and broad technical impact.
  • Support Commerce + Ecosystems in dedicated clouds by mitigating issues with sustainable, forward-thinking solutions.
  • Leverage telemetry data to identify patterns and trends that enable continuous operational improvement through automation.
  • Develop scripts and automation to resolve complex problems and prevent recurrence of service issues.
  • Partner with internal customers and engineering teams to conduct root cause analyses, uphold security and compliance, and share end-to-end service expertise.
  • Identify and implement automation opportunities to monitor and manage distributed systems effectively.

Benefits

  • Employees at Microsoft are often offered comprehensive, “world-class” benefits—including health and mental-wellness programs, competitive pay with bonuses and stock awards, and retirement/savings options. Time-off and flexibility are common, with generous vacation and holidays, parental and caregiver leave, and flexible work schedules, alongside learning support, employee resource groups, product discounts, and matching-gifts/volunteering programs. Specific benefits can vary by region.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Microsoft Corporation

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

503

FY2026

Approval rate

96.0%

FY2026

LCA certified

3,062

FY2026

Entry-level share

5.7%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-64%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-83%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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