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Software Engineer II

Microsoft
$100,600.00 - $199,000.00 / yr
United States, Washington, Redmond
Apr 29, 2026
Overview

We are building the Intelligent Conversation and Communications Cloud (IC3). We power Microsoft's first-party real-time conversation products, notably Teams with many millions of users, by providing reliable and high-quality audio and video calling, meetings, and chat services that work every time, from anywhere, on any device. And we expose our core capabilities to third-party partners, with which they can bring conversations to life in their own products. With IC3, we will enable customers to do more by making conversations on our platform more intelligent, surfacing useful information in real-time and taking actions on the customers' behalf during the conversation. And, we will learn from each conversation. Every call, meeting, or chat will make the next one better.

We are looking for a Software Engineer II to build and run services at scale for Microsoft 365 for hundreds of millions of consumer and enterprise users. This opportunity will allow you to make a broad positive impact across many critical IC3 domains such as chat, audio/video calling, meetings, service and data engineering, and service management.

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Asemployeeswe 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.



Responsibilities
  • The IC3 media teamis responsible forthe research and development of the core real time media stack components enabling the Skype and Teams family products to work acrossthevariety of platforms,as well as enabling highly scalable media servers running in the cloud.

  • We are looking for aSoftware Engineer IIwithaninterestin buildinghighly reliableand scalable network servicesand highly dependable mission critical meeting/calling products, whileapplying large data and machine learning techniques forcutting-edgeinnovations.

  • You will be responsible fordesigning and implementing the client and server media streaming/communication components, interfacing with other teams in Teams/Skype to improve and extend existing functionalities, analyzing production telemetry for areas ofimprovements, and working with the partner teams on improvements in testing and benchmarking the core media services.

Embody ourcultureandvalues.



Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Scienceor 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.

Other Requirements:

  • Abilityto meet Microsoft,customerand/or government security screening requirements arerequiredfor this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will berequiredto pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master's Degree in Computer Scienceor related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

    • ORBachelor's Degree in Computer Scienceor related technical field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

    • OR equivalent experience.

  • 1+yearof experience with programming for networking, multi-threaded systems, and/orreal timemedia.

  • 1+yearof experience withsystem software including OS and networking.

  • 1+yearofexperience withreal timecommunication protocols like RTP/SRTP/RTCP.

  • 1+ year ofexperience with streaming protocols like HLS/DASH

  • 1+yearofexperience with WebRTC stack.

  • 1+yearofexperience withapplicationof big data, machine learning techniques to improve systems.

  • 1+yearof experience as a practitioner of the latest engineering methodologies:Unit testing, TDD, Agile etc.

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 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 $131,400 - $215,400 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

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.

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