# Senior Software Engineer - Linux Platform Engineer (CoreAI)

OverviewApp Service Linux is a Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering and one of the top services in Azure all-up. As a Senior Software Engineer - Linux Platform Engineer (CoreAI), you will have a chance to work on the largest services in Azure, solving unique and interesting problems. Microsoft has learned to love Linux, and App Service Linux is one of the largest users of Linux in all of Azure. It is also one of the fastest growing subsets of App Service overall! By working on App Service Linux, you will get exposure to distributed systems as well as low level Linux OS and container technology. You will merge these skills to design a resilient and secure platform which is reliable enough for Microsoft’s biggest and most strategic customers. We are looking for engineers who are passionate about building and managing a service at our scale, and who can adopt a customer centric mindset. You will own features and services, but we also want engineers who are eager to dive deep into ambiguous problems and come to elegant solutions. Our goal is to deliver world-class availability and stability for our customers while keeping the service secure and safe. Come work on one of the most excit

- **Id**: 4197132
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/microsoft-senior-software-engineer-linux-platform-engineer-coreai>
- **Role**: DevOps
- **Role family**: DevOps
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Redmond, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-12T16:09:06Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-12
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T20:44:24Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4586
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- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Cloud Platforms (IaaS & PaaS), Office & Productivity Software, Gaming Consoles, Developer Tools

## Company

- **Id**: 18
- **Name**: Microsoft
- **Domain**: microsoft.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/microsoft>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Eightfold

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 84
- **Open postings**: 521
- **Ghost share**: 0.01
- **Stale share**: 0.568
- **Repost share**: 0.05
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 30
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 119800
- **Max**: 234700
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 234700

## Technologies

- **Azure** — Optional: no
- **C#** — Optional: no
- **C++** — Optional: no
- **JavaScript** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-12T20:44:24Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 6,957 · green card filings: 2,767; Filings 12m: 6957

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 30
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T23:13:03Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 234700
- **Is top pay**: yes

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