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Software Engineer

Microsoft

Location

Redmond, WA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/30/2026

Compensation

$85,400 - $183,700 per year

Undergraduate Entry-Level
H-1B FY202696.0% approval-64% YoY
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Job description

The Software Engineer position on the Purview Infrastructure Engineering (PINE) team focuses on enhancing the scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency of Microsoft Purview across various cloud environments. The team is responsible for building automation, improving deployment practices, and developing validation frameworks to support faster service onboarding and reliable operations. Candidates will work collaboratively across engineering teams to drive successful delivery outcomes while contributing to technical design discussions. This role requires self-driven engineers who are eager to learn and grow in a collaborative environment.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.
  • 1+ year of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Rust, or Python, or a Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
  • Experience with CI/CD systems and Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Azure DevOps, Bicep, Terraform, or ARM.
  • Experience building or operating cloud-based services on Azure.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain automation for deployment, validation, and operational workflows across various cloud environments.
  • Develop and improve CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and service onboarding experiences to enhance deployment consistency and reliability.
  • Build telemetry, monitoring, and operational tooling to improve system health and troubleshooting.
  • Collaborate with service teams, platform teams, and feature owners to deliver cloud-ready solutions.
  • Investigate and resolve reliability, deployment, and operational issues while identifying opportunities for automation.

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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