Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft

Redmond, Washington, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

24 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

26 Nov, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Software Engineering, C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, Data Structures, Algorithms, Debugging, Multithreading, Cloud Services, System Level Coding, Troubleshooting, High-Performance Systems, Design Reviews, Code Reviews, Test Case Reviews

Industry

Software Development

Description

Collaborate with stakeholders to determine user requirements for various scenarios. Drive the identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for products, applications, services, or platforms. Create, implement, optimize, debug, refactor, and reuse code to enhance performance, maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI). Leverage subject-matter expertise of product features and partner with stakeholders (e.g., project managers) to drive project plans, release plans, and work items for the workgroup. Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) and guide other engineers by developing and following the playbook, working on call to monitor systems/products/services for degradation, downtime, or interruptions, alerting stakeholders about status, and initiating actions to restore systems/products/services for both simple and complex problems when appropriate. Proactively seek new knowledge and adapt to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns to improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale. Lead by example, engage in discussions on the architecture of products or solutions, and apply engineering principles to establish robust and maintainable architecture and designs. Overcome roadblocks to deliver work to users quickly and iteratively. Drive, coach, and mentor others through design reviews, code reviews, and test case reviews. Design, develop, and operationalize the deployment of complex, enterprise-grade cloud services that leverage multiple services and platforms, ensuring high availability, scalability, robustness, and observability. Be responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of these services, ensuring their scalability, reliability, and security. Drive improvements for systems and engineering processes with simplicity and maintainability as core tenets. Deliver value through a collaborative approach spanning multiple teams across geographies. Be a role model for an open, honest, and inclusive approach to problem-solving. Support and influence the team culture towards customer-centricity and continuous improvement. Implement practices that ensure accurate, safe, and efficient releases for our services. 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 2+ years of experience in software engineering practices, coding and solid foundation in data structures and algorithms, with problem solving, debugging and analytical skills. 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, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR 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, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems. Proficiency in C++ or similar languages with memory management and address manipulation. Familiarity with system level coding, troubleshooting and debugging, multithreading and high-performance backend systems.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with stakeholders to determine user requirements and drive the development of design documents. Lead the design, development, and operationalization of complex cloud services while ensuring high availability and scalability.