Software Engineer II

at  Microsoft

Azure Edge + Platform brings together Edge platforms, devices, and services to deliver Edge solutions, operating systems, and engineering systems. Driven by its customers’ needs, Azure Edge + Platform seeks to accelerate growth for Azure, E&D, and Microsoft’s customers worldwide.
The organization’s portfolio spans the Cloud Edge Stack, Azure Engineering Systems, Azure Media Services - for end-to-end media workflow and analytics - and Microsoft’s Operating Systems including the Azure Host OS and Windows. This portfolio impressively powers the world with more than one billion monthly active devices.
Team Overview (Add an overview/summary of your team.):
Are you passionate about creating exceptional customer experiences? Join the Azure Monitor Billing team in building intuitive billing meters and high-volume services that operate in real-time. With a diverse range of offerings within a single product, the simplicity of billing is a key differentiator for customers choosing their cloud provider. Be a part of our team and help us lead the way in delivering seamless billing solutions.
Azure Monitor is a multi-billion-dollar revenue business and is growing fast. As part of our team, you will tackle complex technical challenges, including designing and optimizing high-volume services that must operate with precision and reliability in real-time. You will work on innovative projects that require deep technical expertise and creativity, ensuring our billing systems can scale efficiently to meet the demands of a diverse customer base. Your contributions will be critical in maintaining the robustness and performance of our services, directly impacting customer satisfaction and success.
Our services are used by a wide range of customers – from the largest enterprises running in Azure to individual entrepreneurs. You will be immersed in cutting-edge technologies with immense opportunity for growth and immediate business impact!

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Qualifications (Create a bulleted list of 2-3 basic required qualifications.):

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience
• OR equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications (Create a list of qualifications/skills that could be beneficial to this role but, are not required.):

• Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and analysis of algorithm complexity.
• Excellent design, coding, testing, debugging, and communication skills; willingness to continuously improve.
• Fluency in several programming languages and ability to quickly learn new ones.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure, AWS or similar cloud computing platforms.
• Passion for quality and security with strong customer empathy.

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

RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities (Create a list of detailed but concise responsibilities this position will entail.):

On this team you will:

• Drive and deliver new capabilities for Azure Monitor Billing – from designing and implementing to rolling it to all Azure Monitor customers, partners and clouds.
• Take up E2E ownership of deliverables and produce viable solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive features to delivery.
• Ensure the security, scalability, reliability, and performance of large-scale systems.
• Ensure availability and latency needs addressed by engineering reliability in software and systems.
• Actively participate in code and design reviews to maintain high-quality code.
• Understand both technology and business to know the right tradeoffs to make.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes and practices.

We are looking for talented developers with a passion for researching new areas, writing optimal code, enhancing coding standards, and shipping quickly. We follow short, frequent release cycles, allowing room for innovation in multiple areas. As a team, we welcome smart, motivated engineers with a positive attitude and growth mindset, ready to translate ambiguity into concrete deliverables that make a significant impact for our customers.

Preferred Qualifications (Create a list of qualifications/skills that could be beneficial to this role but, are not required.):

• Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and analysis of algorithm complexity.
• Excellent design, coding, testing, debugging, and communication skills; willingness to continuously improve.
• Fluency in several programming languages and ability to quickly learn new ones.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure, AWS or similar cloud computing platforms.
• Passion for quality and security with strong customer empathy