Software Engineer II - Surface

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As part of that mission, the Microsoft Devices Engineering Service team is driving innovation to create transformative new experiences. Central to our strategy is delivering powerful, desirable devices that enable the experiences people want. This requires deep collaboration across hardware and software engineering, design, manufacturing, and industry partners to bring groundbreaking ideas to life. Our passion for delivering exceptional user experiences and empowering people to reach their full potential is reflected in every device we ship.

We are looking for a Software Engineer II to help shape the future of our engineering platforms and practices. In this role, you will design and build scalable, secure, and intelligent services that accelerate product development in a highly secure environment. This is a high-impact oppurtunity to influence Microsoft Surface and make a meaningful difference in protecting our customers worldwide.

If you have experience delivering high-quality services and platforms, a passion for innovation and growth, and thrive in a startup-like environment with enterprise-level impact, we'd love to hear from you. This is a high visibility role in a rapidly growing area of investment for Surface, offering a unique opportunity to innovate, lead, and grow. Our culture promotes diversity and inclusion and is clearly reflected in all the things we do. Diversity is more than a commitment for us - it is the foundation of what we do.

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.

Required/Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience in data processing and developing insights in SQL, KQL, Spark or Scala.

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 Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred/Additional Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
• OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience developing services and platforms in Cloud, preferably Azure.
• 2+ years of experience deploying and managing distributed services or platforms.
• Demonstrated technical ability driving design architecture across multiple product and services dependencies.
• Independently initiates and completes tasks, consistently delivering measurable results aligned with team goals.

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 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 $131,400 - $215,400 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

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until November 7, 2025.

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• Influence and align the platform/product vision by collaborating with partners, product management, and engineering teams.
• Work across the stack — from UI to backend — with a bias for impact and iteration.
• Drive engineering excellence through thoughtful technical design, automated testing, observability, and operational rigor.
• Continuously learn and adapt to new technologies, patterns, and best practices in AI, distributed systems, and cloud-native development.
• Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guides other engineers by developing and following the playbook, working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions, alerting stakeholders about status and initiates actions to restore system/product/service for simple and complex problems when appropriate.
• Embody our culture and values