Job Details
Posted date: Jan 14, 2026
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Category: Software Engineering
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $158,000
Range: $100,600 - $215,400
Employment type: Full-Time
Work location type: 3 days / week in-office
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
OverviewJoin the Azure Redis Cache team, powering real-time experiences and AI-driven applications at global scale. As businesses embrace generative AI, low-latency data access and intelligent caching have never been more critical. The team provides customers with secure, dedicated Redis cache endpoints, exposed as a service, managed by Microsoft Azure. Help us build the backbone for modern cloud architectures, enabling blazing-fast performance for everything from microservices to AI agents. While the service has seen rapid growth since its inception, we are looking to boost growth via these new experiences.
As a Software Engineer II, you will be building the infrastructure, libraries and tools for this cloud scale service.
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.
Responsibilities
Work with other engineers in the team to bring the latest Redis versions to Azure, integrating it with various Azure experiencesAccelerate your career growth by working with multiple partner teams, deploying at a large scale all around the world and helping customers achieve very low-latency caches for their apps and servicesDesign and build the software for high scalability, security and reliabilityContribute to the deployment and monitoring of the service at cloud scaleParticipate in the efforts to deliver and improve engineering systems and practices to ensure service quality.Be a part of a talented team where learning from peers, investing time and effort into staying abreast of current developments and growing as a team is a core theme
Qualifications
Required 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. 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
Preferred Qualifications:
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience with 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 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. Experience with building testable, distributed and highly scalable online services on Azure or similar cloud platform Familiarity with Linux and gitDetail oriented design, coding, debugging and problem-solving skillsExperience with Open Source Software developmentPassion for quality with strong customer empathyAbility to drive technical decisions across teams#CoreAI #AzureRedis
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
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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