Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft Corporation
Redmond, WA
$119,800–$234,700from the description
Jul 16, 2026
Redmond, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software engineering role on the team responsible for the core infrastructure underpinning Microsoft's identity and authentication platform — the systems handling sign-in, token services, session management, and key management at global scale. Day-to-day work spans writing and reviewing security-critical code, designing distributed systems, driving incident response, and improving reliability through automation and observability. Suited to engineers with a strong background in large-scale, mission-critical backend systems.
Mid level · 4+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 15,400 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 11,500–20,000
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
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 (6)
The role is internally leveled as 'Software Engineering IC4', which at Microsoft corresponds to a Senior Engineer level; however, the minimum hard-gated experience requirement is only 4+ years (with a Bachelor's), which aligns more closely with a Mid-level band — seniority is set accordingly.
The coding language requirement lists C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, and Python as examples ('including, but not limited to'), so C is captured as the primary with the others as alternatives; none of these specific languages is singled out as the required one.
A Microsoft Cloud Background Check is required, but this is an employer-run screening process, not a US government security clearance — clearance is set to None.
The posting does not specify a single work location beyond 'across the U.S.' with callouts for SF Bay Area and NYC metro pay bands; Redmond/Seattle is inferred as the likely primary location given this is a Microsoft corporate role on the Authentication Infrastructure team.
The additional/preferred qualifications (Master's + 6 years, or Bachelor's + 8 years) are framed as 'Additional Qualifications' rather than minimum requirements and are not treated as hard gates.
Distributed systems design, telemetry/observability, monitoring, and safe deployment practices are described in the responsibilities narrative rather than a named requirements section — listed as preferred context skills.
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