Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft

, , United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

25 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

27 Nov, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Software Engineering, C, C++, Data Structures, Algorithms, Testing, Debugging, Analytical Skills, Multi-threaded Programming, Distributed Systems, Cloud Backend Development, Performance, Reliability, Resiliency, Scalability, Observability

Industry

Software Development

Description

Collaborates with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of scenarios. Leads identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform. Creates, implements, optimizes, debugs, refactors, and reuses code to establish and improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI). Leverages subject-matter expertise of cross-product features with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers) to drive a workgroup's project plans, release plans, and work items. Acts as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guides other engineers by developing and following the playbook, working on call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions, alerting stakeholders about status and initiates actions to restore system/product/service for simple and complex problems when appropriate. Proactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale and shares knowledge with other engineers. Embody our culture and values Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C or C++ 4+ years of experience in data structures and algorithms with experience in testing, debugging, and analytical skills. 2+ years of experience with multi-threaded programming. 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 or C++ 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 or C++ OR equivalent experience. Experience in designing and building large scale distributed systems with experiences in cloud backend development and operations, including performance, reliability, resiliency, and scale-out.

Responsibilities

The Senior Software Engineer collaborates with stakeholders to determine user requirements and leads the development of design documents. They create, implement, optimize, and debug code while guiding other engineers and monitoring system performance.