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Job Details
Posted date: Jan 14, 2026
Category: Software Engineering
Location: Multiple Locations, Multiple Locations
Estimated salary: $158,000
Range: $100,600 - $215,400
Employment type: Full-Time
Work location type: 0 days / week in-office – remote
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
OverviewThe Azure Networking team is advancing cloud and desktop networking end to end, scaling our infrastructure to support 200+ Microsoft online services (including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Skype, and OneDrive) and hundreds of thousands of Azure customers. We operate a global footprint of 100+ datacenters, running millions of servers and edge nodes worldwide.
Our work spans networking hardware; optical and Internet Protocol (IP) networks across subsea, terrestrial, and metro fiber; hybrid connectivity (virtual private network (VPN) and Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)) from on premises to cloud; edge peering and routing; and software-defined networking (SDN) capabilities such as virtual network (VNet), Load Balancer, security groups and services, application gateways, virtual appliances, and Domain Name System (DNS) for traffic management. We also contribute to open source and enable cutting edge technology, including artificial intelligence (AI) services on Azure and for customers.
As a Software Engineer II on our software-defined networking (SDN) team, you will help customers define and control the network behavior their workloads need in the cloud. You will deliver enterprise network functions, including access control lists (ACLs), firewalls, load balancing, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), intrusion detection systems (IDS), and denial-of-service (DoS) protection for virtual machines (VMs). These capabilities are implemented in software as a virtual network overlay on a shared, extremely high-speed physical fabric built on merchant silicon, using the host as the scale-out engine for policy so the underlying network remains simple, fast, and cost-effective.
Responsibilities
Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features.Contributes to the identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product area with little oversight.Creates and implements code for a product, service, or feature, reusing code as applicable.Contributes to efforts to break down larger work items into smaller work items and provides estimation.Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) working on-call to monitor system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions and gains approval to restore system/product/service for simple problems.Remains current in skills by investing time and effort into staying abreast of current developments that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.Other:Embody our Culture and Values
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, or PythonOR 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:
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, or PythonOR 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, or PythonOR equivalent experience.4+ year(s) backend development experience2+ year(s) experience with Object Oriented programming (C++, C#, Java)
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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