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Redmond, WAJob$85–168K/yrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today

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Compensation
$85–168K/yr
Location
Redmond, WA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Microsoft Cloud Background Check, required

Job overview

Microsoft’s Tenant0 team builds and operates a cloud-native security data platform for large-scale ingestion, storage, governance, and consumption of security and identity telemetry. The Software Engineer collaborates across teams and with customers to develop identity management components, measure product effectiveness, resolve production issues, and improve reliability, scalability, and performance. The required qualification is a bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical discipline with coding experience, or equivalent experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

C (Programming Language), nice to haveC++ (Programming Language), nice to haveC# (Programming Language), nice to haveJava (Programming Language), nice to haveJavaScript (Programming Language), nice to havePython (Programming Language), nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Computer Science or Related Technical Discipline or Equivalent Experience, requiredMicrosoft Cloud Background Check, requiredMaster's in Computer Science or Related Technical Field, nice to haveBachelor's in Computer Science or Related Technical Field and 2+ Years Technical Engineering Experience, nice to have

Full job description

Overview 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.

The Tenant0 team builds and operates Microsoft's next-generation security data platform for large-scale ingestion, storage, governance, and consumption of security and identity telemetry. The team enables security organizations and partners to onboard, access, analyze, and derive insights from high-volume security data through scalable, reliable, and cost-efficient cloud-native services.

Responsibilities Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and customers to gather requirements, provide feedback, and deliver effective solutions. Instrument data and develop key metrics to measure product usage, effectiveness, and customer satisfaction, enabling data-driven decision making. Design, develop, and implement new identity management components, features, and platform enhancements. Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve complex live site issues across compute, networking, storage, and distributed systems. Author and maintain engineering documentation, including design documents, architecture reviews, and troubleshooting guides. Partner with cross-functional teams to improve system reliability, scalability, performance, and operational excellence. Analyze production telemetry and customer feedback to identify improvement opportunities and drive continuous enhancements.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience 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 background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafte

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with proven experience 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 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python• OR equivalent experience.

Software Engineering IC2 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $85,400 - $168,100 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 $111,100 - $183,700 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.

How this job compares

Set against the 8,922 open Software Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$85–168K/yr
  • Washington median$167–260K/yr416 salary ranges
  • US median$146–253K/yr6,825 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $127K, is 40% below the Washington median midpoint ($212K) — in the lowest quarter of Software Engineering salary ranges in Washington.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 486 open Software Engineering jobs in Washington and 8,922 across the US. 9% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Washington
Experience
Software Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 10 years (6,725 postings).
Education
2,160 of the 8,922 open Software Engineering jobs (24%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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