Software Engineer

Job Description:

Join a team that's shaping the future of cloud infrastructure and distributed systems. As part of our engineering leadership group, you'll collaborate with passionate developers, solve complex challenges, and build scalable, resilient services with a focus on innovation and technical excellence.

As a Software Engineer, you'll design, implement, and maintain high-performance software solutions. You'll work across the stack, contribute to service reliability, engage in technical discussions, and grow your expertise in cloud technologies and API design. This role offers strong career growth opportunities and flexible work arrangements.

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.

* Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features
* Contributes to the identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product area with minimal oversight
* Designs and implements scalable software solutions using C++, Rust, and Python
* Creates and implements code for a product, service, or feature, reusing code as applicable
* Breaks down larger work items into smaller tasks and provides accurate estimations.
* Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), participating in on-call rotations to monitor system, product features, or services for degradation, downtime, or interruptions, and gains approval to restore functionality for simple issues
* Invests in continuous learning to stay current with developments that improve availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products, while driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale

Candidate Requirements:

Required Qualifications:
* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
* 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.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
* OR related technical field AND technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, OR Pytho
* OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
* OR equivalent experience.
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