Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft

Hyderabad, Telangana, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

01 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

01 Jan, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Azure Kubernetes Service, Kubernetes, Containerization, CI/CD Pipelines, Cloud-native Practices, Incident Management, Reliability Engineering, Mentorship, DevOps, Security, Problem-solving, Code Quality, Testing, Documentation, Azure DevOps, Azure Security Fundamentals

Industry

Software Development

Description

Overview Microsoft’s Cloud business is expanding, and the Cloud Supply Chain (CSCP) organization is responsible for enabling the hardware infrastructure underlying this growth including AI! CSCP’s vision is to empower customers to achieve more by delivering Cloud and AI capabilities at scale. Our mission is to deliver the world's computer with an industry-leading supply chain. The CSCP organization is responsible for traditional supply chain functions such as plan, source, make, deliver, but also manages supportability (spares), sustainability, and decommissioning of datacenter assets worldwide. We deliver the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, OneDrive and the Microsoft Azure platform for external customers. Our infrastructure is supported by more than 300 datacenters around the world that enable services for more than 1 billion customers in over 90 countries. The Supply Chain Software Engineering team is an exceptional place for technology professionals who aspire to be strategic business partners. This team is at the forefront of innovation, creating groundbreaking solutions that have a profound global impact. By leveraging Microsoft software and services, they are able to touch the lives of millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees. Joining this team means being part of a dynamic environment where your contributions are valued and your ideas can lead to significant advancements. It's a place where you can grow professionally, collaborate with talented individuals, and make a real difference in the world 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. #CSCP #CSCPJobs Responsibilities 🔹 AKS Platform Management Own end-to-end management of the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security. Design, implement, and optimize Kubernetes clusters, networking, and containerized workloads. Monitor system health, performance, and cost efficiency, proactively addressing issues and bottlenecks. Establish best practices for CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, and infrastructure automation. 🔹 Roadmap Execution Collaborate with product and engineering leadership to define and execute a forward-looking technical roadmap. Drive adoption of emerging technologies and modern cloud-native practices to future-proof the platform. Lead initiatives around automation, observability, and resilience to support long-term scalability. Translate strategic goals into actionable engineering deliverables, ensuring timely execution. 🔹 Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) Act as the DRI for critical services, ensuring rapid incident response and resolution. Own on-call responsibilities, triage issues, and coordinate cross-functional teams during outages. Maintain and improve incident management processes, including root cause analysis and postmortems. Champion reliability engineering practices to minimize downtime and enhance system resilience. 🔹 Leadership & Collaboration Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of technical excellence and accountability. Partner with cross-functional teams (DevOps, Security, Product) to align platform capabilities with business needs. Advocate for engineering best practices, including code quality, testing, and documentation. Contribute to architectural decisions and long-term technical strategy. Qualifications Minimum 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. 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: •Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience 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, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python o OR equivalent experience. •4+ years of experience developing large scale distributed systems, maintenance and debugging problems under stress. •Prior experience working with container platforms such as Dockers and Kubernetes is required •At least 3 years experience in Microsoft Azure with a deep understanding of Azure fundamentals. •Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to write high quality code. •Experience in Azure devops engineering practice is required. •An understanding of Azure security fundamentals would be highly desirable 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

The Senior Software Engineer will manage the Azure Kubernetes Service platform, ensuring its scalability, reliability, and security. They will also collaborate with product and engineering leadership to execute a technical roadmap and mentor junior engineers.