Site Reliability Engineer - CTJ - Poly
Microsoft · Redmond, WA · Site Reliability Engineering
About this role
Microsoft is hiring a mid-level Site Reliability Engineer in the software engineering function based in Redmond, WA. The posting calls out experience with Python, Java, C#, Bash. Compensation is listed at $119,800–$234,700 per year.
- Role
- Site Reliability Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Redmond, WA
- Department
- Site Reliability Engineering
- Posted
- May 29, 2026
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Job description
from Microsoft careersWe are seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to lead a team that builds and operates Microsoft CISO security engineering services in highly regulated environments, including U.S. Government Cloud deployments. In this space, success requires both operational rigor and strong software engineering fundamentals, maintainable code, extendable design, robust telemetry, and disciplined lifecycle practices that make reliability a built-in feature.
This role is rooted in software engineering as a reliability lever. You will work with teams that deliver production code, automation, and self-healing capabilities, and partner with feature engineering teams to bake in reliability, diagnosability, security, and compliance from design through operations. You will help operate and evolve large-scale enterprise applications, and multi-petabyte data platforms where availability, resilience, and uptime are mission critical. You will amplify impact by developing engineers, setting up reliability strategies, and influencing how services are built and run across organizational boundaries.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities:
Write secure, high-quality code that is maintainable, scalable, and performant.
Architect, implement, and optimize hybrid and cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Containers, Bicep, Terraform, AKS etc.) to improve availability, scale, security, and operational efficiency.
Design and implement data governance, storage, backup, and disaster recovery for a multi-petabyte Azure environment, ensuring integrity, security, and performance.
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