Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft

, , United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

13 Apr, 26

Salary

234700.0

Posted On

13 Jan, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Distributed Computing, Software Development, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Change Management, System Monitoring, Performance Optimization, Debugging, Refactoring, Technical Leadership, Collaboration, Cloud Computing

Industry

Software Development

Description

Overview Are you interested in large-scale projects in the heart of Azure? Do you excel in distributed computing systems programming and seek big, creative challenges? Are you ready to be a driving force, enabling engineering teams to achieve their best? If yes, we have the ideal role for you in the Azure Core OneDeploy team! At Azure Host Maintenance Platform, we enable the organization to deploy billions of changes across millions of hosts within the Azure fleet every week, leveraging cutting-edge technologies in both software and hardware. Our work accelerates innovation in the Cloud, delivering smart infrastructure platform that serves as a foundation for the entire Azure. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to play a key role in crafting and delivering our next-generation Host Maintenance Platform. You will be the technical lead behind our cutting-edge product, working alongside a team of skilled engineers to create a seamless change management platform for Azure's future needs. Be part of a team that invests in new technologies and people for the long term. While we focus on platform design, we ship constantly, adapting to early customer feedback and emphasizing solid, incremental development. Help us shape the future of Azure and make a significant impact in the cloud computing 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. 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. Qualifications Required Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline 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. 3+ years of experience working with distributed systems. 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 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. Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 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 $153,600 - $250,200 per year. 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

The Senior Software Engineer will collaborate with stakeholders to determine user requirements and drive the development of design documents. They will also create and optimize code to improve performance and maintainability while guiding other engineers in the process.