Software Engineer II

Azure Edge+Platform [E+P] is responsible for Microsoft’s Operating Systems, IoT and Edge products, Engineering Systems, and Health Platforms that span cloud-to-edge and edge-to-cloud. E+P is the platform team for the company and the foundation upon which virtually every Microsoft product and service, like Azure, Xbox, HoloLens, Visual Studio, Microsoft 365, and Microsoft Teams, is built. E+P products and services enable engineers to build out, deploy, manage, monitor, and secure Azure, Windows, and the rest of Microsoft. Additionally, E+P is responsible for several multibillion-dollar businesses of its own including Windows and Azure Monitor. E+P’s mission is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more, meeting them where they live, work, and make decisions-at the edge.

Engineering Systems [ES] is a team in Azure Edge+Platform that builds and operates the Engineering System for two of the largest businesses at Microsoft: Azure and Windows. We provide our engineers, who work on code ranging from Azure Services to Windows and Linux based products, with tools and services to empower them to deliver world-class quality and secure products, with efficiency and high developer productivity, in a fiscally responsible way. This in turn helps enable Microsoft to deliver more functionality, of higher quality, with better security, and do it faster and more economically. We are hiring a Software Engineer II. 

 

In this role, you will be responsible for developing and testing computer software applications, systems, or services. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Evaluating requirements and estimating development costs.
• Designing and implementing software solutions.
• Reviewing and improving the design and implementation process.
• Performing unit testing and communicating status updates.
• Analyzing risks and compromises.
• Integrating software into larger systems.
• Diagnosing and resolving issues.

You will work on specific software features or sections of code under supervision and may be assigned to various projects. These projects will utilize your technical skills to ensure successful product releases, from early product definition and scoping to detailed specification, implementation, and roll-out phases.

 

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. 

 

Responsibilities

 

• Passionate about distributed systems and building high scale services.
• Excited about delivering solutions that allow teams to deliver services to production quickly and securely.
• Loves new technological challenges and excels at solving them.
• Enjoys the challenge of making large development teams more productive with their engineering CI/CD pipelines and driving innovation into driving efficiencies.
• Excels at identifying bottlenecks and engineering solutions for improving performance throughout the engineering pipeline while ensuring security and compliance as a top priority.

Other: 

• Embody our culture and values 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:  

• · Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or 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

  o OR equivalent experience.

 

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.  

Additional or Preferred Qualifications:

 

• 2+ years demonstrated experience in designing and developing internet- scale distributed systems and services.

• Exposure to orchestration engines like Jenkins, distributed orchestration, services such as Azure DevOps, Travis CI, or CircleCI is a plus.
• Experience with non-Windows and non-Microsoft technologies such as Docker, Golang and K8s is a plus.
• Knowledge of Linux and Windows systems development is a plus.
• Software security experience with penetration testing, red teaming, anomaly detection, SIEM tools and threat modeling is desired, but not required.
• Experience using data analytics.
• Experience with Microsoft Cloud Services such as Azure, Azure Active Directory and Office 365 is a plus. 

• Master or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent with related engineering experience is required. 

Software Engineering IC3 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $98,300 – $193,200 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 $127,200 – $208,800 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 these roles until August 30, 2024. 

 

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

 

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