Senior Software Engineers + Software Engineer IIs
MicrosoftSenior Software Engineers + Software Engineer IIs
MicrosoftLocation
Redmond, WA
Type
Full-time
Posted
10/15/2026
Compensation
$102,100 - $261,000 per year
Job description
The Microsoft Security organization is seeking Senior Software Engineers and Software Engineer IIs to enhance security solutions for customers in a complex digital landscape. The team focuses on developing large-scale distributed software services while adhering to modern engineering practices. Candidates will work in a culture that emphasizes growth, innovation, and collaboration to create impactful security technologies. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to a mission of making the world a safer place through advanced security solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop large-scale distributed software services and solutions.
- Adhere to and drive modern software-engineering practices through design reviews.
- Perform system design across well-defined interfaces and multiple components.
- Conduct code reviews and use data/telemetry to make decisions.
- Develop best-in-class engineering by ensuring services and components are well-defined, modular, secure, reliable, diagnosable, actively monitored, and reusable.
- Improve test coverage, organize and implement integration tests, and resolve problem areas.
- Collaborate with leaders to contribute to cohesive, end-to-end customer experiences.
- Troubleshoot and optimize automation, reliability, and monitoring for Live Site.
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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