Software Engineer
Content + Source + Freshness • 14 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
High value score attributed to robust compensation, potential for impactful work in top technology domains, and solid growth opportunities within software engineering.
- Competitive salary: $84,200 - $165,200/year
- Opportunity to impact cloud development and PaaS solutions
- Engagement with advanced software engineering practices
- Requires relevant experience in coding and cloud technologies
Pros
- Attractive salary range ($84,200 - $165,200/year) for software engineers
- Work on critical projects in cloud development and serverless architecture
- Opportunity to engage with cutting-edge technologies and methodologies
Cons
- Intense competition for positions within a high-demand field
- Expectations to continuously upskill with evolving technology
- Potential for rigorous project deadlines
Who it's for
Mid to Senior • Hybrid with potential office requirements
Good fit
- Software engineers with cloud experience
- Candidates passionate about technology innovation
- Individuals looking to tackle complex engineering challenges
Not recommended for
- New graduates or candidates without software engineering background
- Individuals averse to technical and coding challenges
- Those preferring straightforward development tasks
Motivation fit
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Software Engineer
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Overview
Are you passionate about shaping the future of cloud development? Join the Azure App Service team—part of DevDiv—where we’re reimagining how developers build and scale applications in a mobile-first, cloud-first world. You’ll be part of a team that delivers platform innovations powering web, mobile, and serverless workloads across Microsoft’s public and private cloud offerings.
As a Software Engineer in the Azure App Service team, you’ll design and build scalable, multi-tenant cloud services that support a wide range of runtimes including .NET, Node.js, Python, and PHP. You’ll work on high-density hosting platforms, container-based and serverless architectures, and developer productivity features like CI/CD, staging environments, and automatic patching.
You’ll also leverage AI coding tools such as GitHub Copilot, Azure OpenAI, and internal agents to accelerate development, improve code quality, and enhance incident resolution.
This opportunity will allow you to:
Accelerate your career growth by solving complex engineering challenges in distributed systems.
Deepen your understanding of platform-as-a-service (PaaS), serverless computing, and AI-assisted development.
Hone your skills in cloud-native development, DevOps automation, and performance optimization.
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.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline,
- OR equivalent experience.
- Proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
- Proven experience in distributed cloud services and the developer customer .
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 1+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- OR 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 equivalent experience.
Software Engineering IC2 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $84,200 - $165,200 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 $109,000 - $180,400 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
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until Nov 13, 2025.
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Responsibilities
- With guidance, learns to create and implement code for a product, service, or feature reusing code as applicable.
- Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) in monitoring system/product feature/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions for simple problems, and recommends actions to restore system/product/service by following the playbook.
- Reviews current developments and proactively seeks new knowledge that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale.
- Embody our culture and values.
