Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft

, , Romania -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

07 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

07 Jan, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

C#, Java, C/C++, Python, System Design, Algorithms, Data Structures, Debugging, Testing, Problem Solving, Distributed Systems, Architectural Ownership, Monitoring, Incident Response, Docker, Kubernetes

Industry

Software Development

Description

Overview he Azure Core and E+C organizations have multiple positions open for Senior Software Engineers across different teams within Microsoft Development Center, Romania. Azure is the fastest-growing business in Microsoft’s history and is the foundation of Microsoft’s commercial Cloud Services. The Azure Core team builds and manages the core platform across compute, storage, and networking services—delivering highly reliable, scalable, and secure infrastructure for global customers. Our storage components power mission-critical workloads, enabling durability, consistency, and performance at massive scale. We have exciting opportunities for you to innovate and shape the world’s computers, and we encourage you to apply and learn more! The Enterprise & Clouds (E+C) Core team delivers Microsoft 365 services across global clouds, enabling secure, modern work for millions worldwide. We’re building an AI-powered engineering assistant to simplify cloud migration—automating containerization, onboarding services to a Kubernetes-based platform, deployment pipeline optimization, and compliance for hundreds of Microsoft 365 Copilot services. We are also looking for Senior Software Engineers with GenAI expertise to solve business cases and work on cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered solutions, drive quality-first engineering practices, and help shape the future of Cloud + AI at Microsoft. 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 Design, develop, test and support features, experiences and solutions for highly scalable services Develop high quality secure and compliant solutions Support highly available services used by millions of users on a daily basis Analyze how your features are performing in production to learn and make the product better Pair and participate in code reviews with other engineers in your team Qualifications Required Qualifications: Experience developing production software Experience with one or more OOP languages including but not limited to: C#, Java, C/C++, Python Good system design, algorithmic skills, good knowledge of data structures Solid debugging, testing, and problem-solving skills Preferred Qualifications: Strong understanding of distributed systems fundamentals, including reliability, consistency, partitioning, and distributed debugging, aligned with Storage expectations. Demonstrated architectural ownership: define technical direction, drive design documentation, and mentor through design and code reviews Operational excellence and DRI responsibilities, including monitoring, incident response, and ensuring availability at scale. Troubleshooting skills across network, application, caching, queuing, load-balancing storage and distributed services layers Knowledge of GenAI protocols, Azure Cloud, Power Platform, or Dynamics 365 Experience with Docker and containerized application development. Knowledge of container orchestration tools: e.g., Kubernetes, Docker Swarm Experience with Rust and in Linux/Windows OS internals 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. This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, and support features for highly scalable services. Analyze feature performance in production to improve the product.