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Software Engineer II

Microsoft

Location

Redmond, WA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/1/2026

Compensation

$102,100 - $219,200 per year

Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202696.0% approval-64% YoY
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Job description

The Software Engineer II position is part of the Data Engineering & Governance team within Microsoft's Global eCommerce and Web team. This role focuses on creating and managing big data systems to support sales across various platforms. The engineer will work on complex projects both independently and collaboratively, ensuring security and compliance with privacy regulations. The ideal candidate will have experience with Microsoft Fabric and Azure, and will be eager to learn new technologies.

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.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.
  • 1+ year of experience with Azure Service (Microsoft Entra ID authentication, App Services, Functions, Event Hubs, Stream Analytics), Azure DevOps.
  • 3+ years of software design and development experience with middle tier or backend services.

Responsibilities

  • Work with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features.
  • Leverage feedback to incorporate insights into future designs or solution fixes.
  • Create and implement code that is extensible and maintainable for a product, service, or feature.
  • Review the code of a product to ensure it meets the team's and Microsoft's quality standards.
  • Contribute to efforts to ensure the correct processes are followed to achieve a high degree of security, privacy, safety, and accessibility.
  • Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) monitoring system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions.
  • Respond within Service Level Agreement (SLA) timeframe and escalate issues to appropriate owners.

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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