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Microsoft Senior Software Engineer - Azure Kubernetes Service 
United States 
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As a Senior Software Engineer on the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) team, you will help build secure, scalable, and reliable cloud-native infrastructure. Your focus will be on cross-cutting security concerns across the AKS stack, including designing and implementing secure-by-default features, improving threat modeling, and integrating artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted tooling to enhance security workflows. You will collaborate with engineers across the stack to build libraries, services, and automation that strengthen the security posture of AKS.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, OR Java, JavaScript, or Python
    • OR equivalent experience.
  • 4+ year(s) experience with Kubernetes, Go programming language (Golang), and cloud-native technologies.

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 8+ 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 AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
    • OR equivalent experience.
  • 6+ year(s) experience with Kubernetes, Go programming language (Golang), and cloud-native technologies.

  • 4+ year(s) experience building and operating cloud-based and distributed systems, with a strong understanding of scalability, reliability, authentication, and authorization in production environments.

  • 1+ year(s) experience working with artificial intelligence (AI) and agentic technologies, such as large language models (LLMs), autonomous agents, or AI-assisted development tools including GitHub Copilot, security analyzers, and anomaly detection systems.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 17th, 2025.

Responsibilities
  • Design and implement secure, scalable components and libraries for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), contributing to cloud-native infrastructure that supports a wide range of workloads.
  • Collaborate with security and engineering teams to identify and address cross-cutting security concerns across the AKS stack.
  • Develop and integrate artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted tools to support threat modeling, code analysis, and incident response.
  • Contribute to automation and tooling that improves the quality of security signals and enhances developer productivity.
  • Participate in design reviews and help shape secure-by-default architecture decisions.
  • Stay current with emerging trends in security, AI technologies, and developments in the Kubernetes ecosystem.