Senior Software Engineer

Would you like the opportunity to work on OS platform that powers Azure? You will be part of Microsoft Core OS team in Azure Edge + Platform org. Our team is responsible for development of technologies to deploy OS updates to Azure fleet with minimal customer impact. How do you deliver impact-less updates on-time and every time to an ever-growing fleet? How do you deploy impactful OS updates while keeping the millions of virtual machines (VMs) up and running? How do you build the infrastructure for flighting and experimentation to reduce the time to bring features to market faster than ever before? If these challenges intrigue you, come talk to us.

We are looking for Senior Software Engineer with the passion to research new areas, write optimal code, enhance coding standards and ship fast. We follow short, frequent release cycles with room for innovation in multiple areas. As a team, we welcome smart, motivated engineers, with a positive attitude and growth mindset, ready to translate ambiguity into concrete deliverables that move the needle for the customer.

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.

• Design and develop secure, testable and maintainable code
• Execute full software development life cycle (SDLC)
• Embrace agile engineering practices and dev-ops culture with Live Site focus. End to End engineering (from architecture to Livesite) accountability for the services
• Carry out quick proofs of concepts
• Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade existing systems
• Develop end to end telemetry pipeline and live site monitors and alerts
• Leverage data and telemetry to make decisions and drive feedback into systems design and implementation

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#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience/knowledge of cloud computing, enterprise computing, database
  products
• 4+ year of software development 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:

• Experience in design, development, and testing skills
• Problem solving skills. We expect you to own scenarios end-to-end across multiple components
• Be comfortable moving up / down the stack and writing code in both managed and native languages
• Exposure to live site engineering

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $158,400 - $258,000 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 the role until September 22, 2025.

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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