Software Design Engineer

at  Microsoft

We are looking for a Software Design Engineer to be part of the exciting new journey to redefine and help drive the future of Azure Digital Operations. Microsoft Azure Edge + Platform is a globally distributed team of engineers, architects, program managers, product managers, business program managers, business administrators, user experience researchers and designers who are responsible for the platform for Microsoft and for delivering Microsoft’s edge vision. We create the most reliable and trustworthy Operating Systems and platform services to empower Microsoft and our customers to achieve more. We unlock the next wave of opportunity at the edge through an at-scale ecosystem driving widespread adoption of our Microsoft cloud services.
Azure Digital Operations team’s mission is to provide a compelling and advantageous, globally scalable platform that is crucial in provisioning and managing industrial assets and devices at enterprise level scale. We are building a team where diversity of thought and background is valued as much as technical skills, and where everyone is encouraged to come up with new ideas to make our customers’ lives better. We value people who can bring a diverse perspective to our product and where a developer will not just write code but will have a real meaningful impact on the direction of the product and which features to build. We are a dedicated team to embrace diversity and inclusion in every interaction and inspire each other to bring their growth mindset with a desire to continuously learn and grow.
You will be responsible for delivering multitenant, highly available, resilient cloud and edge services to manage assets and devices easily and securely. You will collaborate with team members and other engineering groups in Microsoft to build services that transmits and processes telemetry data from industrial assets and devices, to the Cloud. Join us in helping drive our mission to offer the most scalable, powerful, and secure Internet of Things platform empowering businesses ranging from startups to Fortune 100 enterprises to achieve more. You will be an important part of a team of highly motivated and talented individuals, and this is a great opportunity to challenge yourself, grow your career and influence the next generation of distributed systems platform for Microsoft. Successful candidates should have a solid grasp of Computer Science fundamentals, sharp technical design skills, and a healthy appetite for tackling hard, ambiguous problems.
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.
In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

REQUIRED/MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

o OR equivalent experience.

• 2+ years of software development experience programming cloud applications, REST APIs, AND/OR distributed systems in C#, Java, C++, Rust or similar.

ADDITIONAL OR PREFERRED 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
  o OR Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

o OR equivalent experience.

• 2+ years software development experience, and experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Experience working with REST APIs and JSON and defining APIs for developer-oriented SDKs
• Experience in distributed systems, micro-service architectures and/or distributed compute
• Experience with relational databases or document storage technologies such as SQL Server, Cosmos DB, or open-source equivalents
• Experience with graph databases, event processing, or actor frameworks
• Experience in container technologies and orchestrators (Docker, Service Fabric, Kubernetes).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Azure ARM Templates, AWS CloudFormation Templates, etc)
• 1+ years contributing to architecture and design
• Demonstrated ability to work within product teams and with partner product groups

Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $94,300 - $182,600 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 $120,900 - $198,600 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
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until April 2, 2024.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations

• You will design, develop, deploy, and operate high scale multitenant distributed systems on Azure across multiple datacenters around the world.
• You will examine and improve the performance, scalability, and reliability of your components through proper instrumentation and monitoring.
• You will contribute to the planning, prioritization, process, and culture of your team by adhering to Microsoft’s principles of creating clarity, generating energy, and delivering success.
• You will work with key external customers and program managers to understand requirements and implement industry leading IoT platforms.

Other

• Embody our Culture and Values