Software Engineer

Microsoft

Microsoft

Software Engineering

Redmond, WA, USA

USD 84,200-165,200 / year

Posted on Apr 20, 2026
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Overview
The Edge Device Services group distributes some of the most mission‑critical products Microsoft ships daily to millions of Windows devices worldwide. The team continues to evolve its platform to meet modern business requirements and strengthen the foundation for a secure supply chain across the industry.

We are looking for a passionate Software Engineer who is excited about technology, driven by innovation, and eager to advance our platform for massive, at-scale content distribution. This is an opportunity to help shape the future stack of the largest software distribution solution in the industry.

Our cloud platform connects billions of Windows devices every day, delivering a fast and robust solution for acquiring Microsoft software—including operating system updates, games, drivers, enterprise and consumer applications, antimalware signatures, AI models, and Store content—so customer systems stay up to date and secure across a wide range of scenarios.
In this role, you solve complex engineering challenges spanning scale, security, reliability, extensibility, maintainability, compliance, and optimized resource utilization (for example, battery life and network efficiency). You collaborate with teams across Microsoft to modernize our client portfolio and enable scenarios company‑wide.
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.
This role is targeting an immediate start date.


Responsibilities
  • Contributes to feature requirements and helps refine implementation plans under technical leadership.
  • Authors and improves design documents for product features with guidance and oversight.
  • Develops, debugs, and maintains code for product features using modern engineering tools and practices.
  • Collaborates to create and execute test plans that improve quality, reliability, and performance.
  • Automates and improves production and deployment processes to strengthen operational excellence.
  • Ensures security, privacy, and compliance requirements are incorporated throughout feature development and release.
  • Learns and applies new approaches to improve platform performance, reliability, and maintainability.


Qualifications
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 Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Preferred Qualifications
  • 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, or Python OR 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, or Python OR equivalent experience.
  • Experience building and operating large‑scale distributed services (cloud or hybrid).
  • Experience with content distribution, update delivery, caching, or CDN‑style systems.
  • Experience applying secure coding practices (for example, threat modeling, dependency hygiene, vulnerability mitigation).
  • Experience with observability and live‑site operations (logging, metrics, tracing, incident response).
  • Experience with CI/CD and deployment automation for production services.
  • Experience optimizing performance and resource utilization for Windows devices (for example, battery life and network efficiency).
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Software Engineering IC2 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $84,200 - $165,200 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 $109,000 - $180,400 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


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.

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