Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft

Redmond, Washington, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

03 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

03 Dec, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

C#, C/C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, Software Development, Debugging, Cloud Scale Infrastructure, Secure Software Design, Financial Analysis, Design Documentation, Performance Optimization, Collaboration, Communication, Problem Solving, Monitoring

Industry

Software Development

Description

Collaborates with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a scenario. Drives 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 product features and partners 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. 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. 4+ years of industry programming, software development, and/or software engineering experience. Collaborate with partner teams to meet the engineering goals in a unified manner. Proficiency in C# or C/C++, and strong design, implementation, and debugging skills; knowledge of scripting languages a plus. Effective communication skills, including written and verbal. Ability to prioritize tasks and work independently. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Knowledge of Azure services and systems a plus. Experience with financial analysis a plus. Experience with building cloud-scale infrastructure components. Awareness, passion, and experience related to cloud scale distributed design and patterns. Familiar with secure software design concepts. Proven track record of delivering projects that include multiple components.

Responsibilities

The Senior Software Engineer collaborates with stakeholders to determine user requirements and drives the development of design documents. They create, implement, optimize, and debug code to improve performance and maintainability while guiding other engineers and monitoring systems for issues.