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Senior Software Engineer - CTJ - TS/SCI

Microsoft

Location

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

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/30/2026

Compensation

$119,800 - $261,000 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202696.0% approval-64% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

The Senior Software Engineer role at Microsoft Frontier Company involves building reliable, production-ready systems and services that deliver real outcomes for complex organizations. The team operates in a Forward Deployed Engineering model, embedding directly within customer teams to solve challenges collaboratively. Engineers will leverage AI advancements throughout the development lifecycle, ensuring high standards of security and quality. This position offers the opportunity to influence business strategy and customer outcomes while working alongside multidisciplinary teams.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, OR equivalent experience.
  • Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.
  • Candidates must have an active TS/SCI clearance and be willing and eligible to upgrade to TS/SCI (with polygraph).
  • This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, test, and operate production-grade software and services that are secure, reliable, and scalable.
  • Partner with customers and internal stakeholders to clarify requirements and define success metrics.
  • Drive engineering best practices including code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, observability, and documentation.
  • Deliver customer outcomes end-to-end by prototyping quickly and iterating with feedback.
  • Build reusable components and reference implementations that can be shared across teams.
  • Collaborate effectively across disciplines and contribute to an inclusive team culture.
  • Lead technical workstreams by aligning stakeholders and driving execution through to delivery.

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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