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Software Engineer

Microsoft

Location

Redmond, WA

Type

Full-time

Posted

10/15/2026

Compensation

$85,400 - $183,700 per year

Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202696.0% approval-64% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

The Software Engineer role at Microsoft Security focuses on designing, building, and supporting cloud services and platform tooling to enhance security capabilities for customers. The team is dedicated to creating scalable and reliable solutions that address complex security challenges. Engineers will collaborate with product managers and security researchers to translate customer needs into actionable features. This position offers hands-on experience with distributed systems and secure development practices while fostering a culture of growth and innovation.

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, or equivalent experience.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement well-defined components of cloud services and platform tooling to deliver scalable and reliable security capabilities.
  • Build data-processing pipelines and service integrations for reliable processing and exchanges of security data.
  • Collaborate with product managers, security researchers, and partner engineers to understand requirements and turn insights into production capabilities.
  • Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code using secure development practices.
  • Use telemetry and debugging tools to investigate production issues and improve reliability and performance.
  • Participate in design and code reviews, communicate progress and blockers, and improve development workflows through feedback.

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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