Software Engineer II and Sr.Software Engineer(multiple roles) Windows Engineering Systems Core Build
Microsoft18 hours ago
Redmond, WA, USAMid Level / Senior
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$102k - $261k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and deliver multi-quarter initiatives that modernize core build tools, services, and workflows.
- Diagnose complex failures across build orchestration, toolchains, infrastructure, dependencies, and artifact production.
- Partner with product and Engineering Systems teams to integrate workflows while protecting compatibility, scale, and operational continuity.
- Define measurable success criteria, telemetry, and operational signals for regressions and customer impact.
- Advance secure software-supply-chain practices including dependency governance, provenance, artifact integrity, and compliance automation.
- Use and improve AI-assisted engineering workflows for investigation, implementation, review, and operational response.
- Mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, debugging, and project leadership.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in C++, C#, Java, or TypeScript, or equivalent experience.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
- Preferred: master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 8+ years of technical engineering experience, or equivalent experience.
- Preferred experience with Windows internals, native development, C++, C#, PowerShell, MSBuild, BuildXL, Bazel, distributed build execution, or distributed caching.
- Preferred experience with developer infrastructure, build systems, compilers, CI/CD platforms, dependency management, Azure DevOps pipelines, GitHub Actions, or large-scale distributed services.
- Preferred experience designing, building, operating, or modernizing production software services at scale, including incident response, reliability, and compatibility.
- Preferred experience with Kusto/KQL, Azure Data Explorer, Application Insights, or similar telemetry and diagnostic tools.
- Preferred experience leading complex technical initiatives, communicating technical tradeoffs, mentoring engineers, and applying secure development, software-supply-chain, and responsible AI-assisted development practices.
Benefits
- Base pay ranges vary by level and location; certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
- The position is open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until filled.
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About Microsoft
Microsoft develops operating systems, productivity software, cloud services, developer tools, and consumer devices for individuals, enterprises, and governments. Its main products include Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, Visual Studio/GitHub, Xbox, and LinkedIn; revenue comes from software subscriptions and licenses, cloud consumption, hardware sales, and advertising. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft is a public company traded on Nasdaq.