Software Engineer II & Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft Corporation
Redmond, WA
$102,100–$261,000from the description
Jul 20, 2026
Redmond, WA
Jul 22, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role sits on a team that builds billing, cost management, and FinOps infrastructure for Microsoft's security product portfolio. Day-to-day work involves designing and shipping backend services and customer-facing experiences that meter usage, aggregate costs, and surface spending insights. It suits an early-career software engineer with production coding experience who is comfortable working across APIs, distributed systems, and cloud environments.
Mid level · 2+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 23,700 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 17,700–30,800
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 (7)
The posting lists two pay bands (IC3 and IC4), with IC3 appearing twice. The full national range spans $102,100–$261,000/year; the higher end ($160,200–$261,000) applies only to San Francisco Bay Area and New York City locations. The role title is 'Software Engineer II', which maps to IC4 at Microsoft, but IC3 bands are also listed — likely indicating the role may be filled at either level.
The job title 'Software Engineer II' is treated as a Mid-level role (Microsoft IC4 is a mid-level individual contributor). The requirements gate on 2+ years of experience, consistent with Mid.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's Degree … OR equivalent experience', so no hard degree gate applies.
The coding language requirement lists C#, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python as interchangeable options — C# is named first and is the most likely fit given the Microsoft/.NET stack context; the others are captured as alternatives.
Azure, REST/API design, telemetry/monitoring, and GitHub Copilot appear under 'Familiarity with' or as illustrative examples in the responsibilities section, not in a hard-requirements block — treated as preferred.
No specific work location is stated in the posting beyond the pay-range geography references; Microsoft's Redmond/Seattle campus is the default assumed location for a US-based role of this type.
Distributed systems appears under 'Other Qualifications' as 'Experience with cloud services, distributed systems…' — a secondary qualifications block, so treated as preferred.
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