Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft

Redmond, Washington, 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

C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Azure Kubernetes Service, Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service, Google Kubernetes Engine, Virtual Machine Scale Sets, Site Reliability Engineering, Helm, Asynchronous Programming, Concurrency, Coding, Debugging

Industry

Software Development

Description

This will be an individual contributor role with the majority of time focused on coding responsibilities. 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. Embody our culture and values. 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 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 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 equivalent experience. Experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), and/or Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). Experience with Virtual Machine Scale Sets (VMSS). Experience with live site operations, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) or production support roles. Experience with Helm. Experience in shipping products and services. Currently programming/coding in your current or most recent role. Hands-on experience with asynchronous programming and concurrency (threads, tasks, futures, async/await).

Responsibilities

The Senior Software Engineer will focus primarily on coding responsibilities while collaborating with stakeholders to determine user requirements. They will also drive the development of design documents and guide other engineers in maintaining system performance and reliability.