Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft

, , United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

04 Apr, 26

Salary

234700.0

Posted On

04 Jan, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Linux, Cloud Computing, Automation, Artificial Intelligence, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Bash, Open Source, CI/CD, Debugging, Software Development, Documentation

Industry

Software Development

Description

Overview The Production Engineering and Artificial Intelligence (AI) team, part of the Linux Platform Group in Microsoft’s Azure Core organization, plays a critical role in powering Azure Cloud. This team ensures that Azure operates with the latest versions of Linux software, delivering the highest quality and performance while serving as the gatekeeper for production software. The team achieves this at Azure scale through advanced automation and by leveraging artificial intelligence to reduce manual effort. Joining the Production Engineering and AI team offers an opportunity to contribute to the growth of Microsoft’s Azure Cloud infrastructure. As a Software Engineer on this team, you will design, develop, and maintain software and automation that ensure the continued performance of Linux operating systems and related software on Azure Cloud systems. You will collaborate with multiple teams and partners to deliver solutions that enhance reliability and efficiency. This role provides the chance to strengthen your expertise in cloud computing and Linux technologies while making a meaningful impact for millions of users worldwide. 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 Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features. Contributes to the identification of dependencies, and the development of design documents for a product area with little oversight. Contributes to efforts to break down larger work items into smaller work items and provides estimation. Create, debug and maintain clean, efficient, easy-to-maintain and well-documented code to ensure that any Linux based software that gets deployed onto Azure Cloud meets our high-quality standards and provides a seamless experience to our partner teams and end users, reusing code as applicable. Leverage AI and automation to drive efficiency in our processes and reduce human toil. Be an Open Source enthusiast and contribute to our projects in the open source community via enhancements, code reviews and setting up of CI/CD pipelines. Remains current in skills by investing time and effort into staying abreast of current developments that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale. Qualifications Required 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 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. 3+ years of hands-on experience with Linux systems. 3+ years of hands-on experience in managing public cloud infrastructure or large scale data center setups. 3+ years experience in Python and Bash. Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $158,400 - $258,000 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay 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, and maintain software and automation for Linux operating systems on Azure Cloud systems. Collaborate with multiple teams to enhance reliability and efficiency.