Senior Software Engineer
Microsoft Corporation · Redmond, WA
$119,800–$234,700from the description
Jul 17, 2026
Redmond, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software engineering role focused on designing and building large-scale distributed networking security services. Day-to-day work spans system design, code reviews, integration testing, live-site reliability, and incorporating AI into security capabilities. Suited to engineers with a strong background in low-level systems programming, core networking protocols, and Windows OS internals.
Senior level · 6+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Full-time
Advertised as Mid, but the requirements read as Senior.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 5,100 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 1,500–7,700
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
What the occupation pays Median $170,959 (middle half $135,720–$216,519). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The posting is for Microsoft's 'Software Engineering IC4' level, which corresponds to a mid-level IC band internally at Microsoft, hence the level advertised in the title is Mid. However, the actual requirements (6+ years of engineering experience, 3+ years of networking protocols, 6+ years of OS internals) support a Senior-level classification.
The coding language requirement lists C, C++, Golang, and Rust as interchangeable options ('including, but not limited to') — all four are captured as alternatives on a single skill.
Networking protocols (HTTP, TLS, TCP/IP, DNS) are listed as a single requirement; no specific tool or framework is named beyond the protocols themselves.
The Bachelor's degree requirement is waived by 'OR equivalent experience', so the degree requirement is set to None.
The Microsoft Cloud Background Check is a standard employment screening, not a US government security clearance gate — the clearance requirement is None.
Compensation range shown is the standard US range ($119,800–$234,700/yr); a higher range applies to San Francisco Bay Area and NYC metro ($160,200–$261,000/yr). The standard range is used here as the primary figure.
No explicit work location city is stated beyond 'across the U.S.'; Microsoft's Redmond/Seattle HQ is used as the default CBSA given this is a Microsoft Security role.
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