The Microsoft Sovereign Cloud Identity team is seeking an early career Software Engineer to join the Authentication team. This role focuses on maintaining the lifecycle of the Entra Authentication services stack within the Azure ecosystem. The team values a growth mindset and collaboration to empower others while fostering a culture of inclusion. The ideal candidate will contribute to the development and monitoring of system features, ensuring reliability and performance.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline with proven coding experience in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• Candidates must have an 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.

• Work with stakeholders to determine user requirements for features.
• Support the identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for product features with oversight.
• Learn to create and implement code for products, services, or features with guidance.
• Assist in breaking down work items into tasks and provide estimations.
• Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) in monitoring system/product features for degradation, downtime, or interruptions.
• Review current developments and seek new knowledge to improve product availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance.

• 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.