Software Engineer

Team Description:

The Purview Infrastructure Engineering (PINE) team enables secure, scalable, and predictable delivery of Microsoft Purview across multiple cloud environments. We build the engineering systems, automation, deployment practices, and validation frameworks that help services onboard faster, operate more reliably, and achieve parity across cloud regions. As a Software Engineer on the PINE team, you will own engineering solutions that improve the scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency of Purview services across multiple cloud environments. You will develop automation, enhance deployment and validation capabilities, investigate complex technical issues, and collaborate across engineering teams to drive successful delivery outcomes. Successful candidates are self-driven engineers who can independently execute projects, contribute to technical design discussions, and deliver high-quality solutions while learning and growing within a highly collaborative environment.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

• Design, build, and maintain automation for deployment, validation, and operational workflows across commercial, sovereign, and specialized cloud environments.
• Develop and improve CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and service onboarding experiences to increase deployment consistency, reliability, and engineering productivity. 
• Build telemetry, monitoring, and operational tooling that improve system health, troubleshooting, and engineering insights.
• Partner with service teams, platform teams, and feature owners to deliver cloud-ready solutions and support feature rollout across multiple environments.
• Investigate and resolve reliability, deployment, and operational issues while identifying opportunities for automation and continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check:  This position will be required to pass the Microsoft background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Rust, or Python.
  • OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Rust, or Python.
    • OR equivalent experience. 

• 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.
• Knowledge of software engineering fundamentals including design, testing, debugging, code reviews, and secure development practices.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering teams and communicate technical concepts clearly.
• Experience with distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, or large-scale service operations.
• Experience with observability platforms, telemetry, monitoring, and operational excellence practices. 
• Experience supporting regulated, sovereign, government, or compliance-sensitive environments.
• Familiarity with deployment automation, release management, and service reliability engineering practices.

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Software Engineering IC2 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $85,400 - $168,100 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $111,100 - $183,700 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.