Software Engineer II at Microsoft

, , United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

07 Apr, 26

Salary

199000.0

Posted On

07 Jan, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Predictive Models, Observability, Change Management, Anomaly Detection, Root Cause Analysis, Generative AI, Cloud Applications, Distributed Systems

Industry

Software Development

Description

Overview The Azure Compute team designs and operates a fault‑tolerant, distributed system built on commodity datacenter hardware to provide infrastructure for hosting cloud applications in virtual machines (VMs). The team delivers an experience in which resources appear limitless, highly elastic, and consistently available. Within Azure Compute, the Availability Platform team is dedicated to helping every Azure virtual machine meet a service-level agreement (SLA) of 99.99 percent or higher. This work relies on data-informed decisions, automated repair workflows, and services that monitor the health of millions of Azure machines. The team also uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to develop predictive failure models that enable proactive live migration, reducing customer impact and enhancing platform resilience. The team is also exploring generative artificial intelligence to improve diagnostics, automate root cause analysis, and accelerate issue resolution. Collaboration with data scientists and researchers supports ongoing improvements to self-healing capabilities across the platform. As a Software Engineer II, you will contribute to long-term investments in both people and technology through comprehensive designs, iterative development, high-quality implementation, and rapid response to customer feedback. 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 Partners with appropriate stakeholders spanning across teams and orgs to determine project requirements and build intelligent observability pipelines that leverage anomaly detection and trend Leads the design and architecture of change management features and services in Azure Compute. Identifies dependencies and authors design documents for features and services. Leverages expertise with appropriate stakeholders to develop project plans, release plans, and work items. Develops high quality, extensible, maintainable code and coaches others to do the same. Supports livesite as Designated Responsible Individual (DRI), mentoring engineers across products/solutions, working on-call to monitor system/product/service for degradation, downtime, or interruptions. 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 and shares knowledge with other engineers. Collaborates with data scientists and ML engineers to design and integrate predictive models that proactively detect hardware anomalies and trigger live migrations, improving VM uptime and SLA compliance. Leads initiatives to embed AI-driven diagnostics and root cause analysis into availability services, reducing time-to-resolution for incidents and improving operational efficiency. Drives the adoption of generative AI tools to automate documentation, incident summaries, and engineering workflows, enhancing team productivity and knowledge sharing. Qualifications Required 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 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 3+ 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 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. #azurecorejobs Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 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 $131,400 - $215,400 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 Software Engineer II will lead the design and architecture of change management features and services in Azure Compute, collaborating with stakeholders to build intelligent observability pipelines. They will also mentor engineers and support live site monitoring to ensure system reliability and performance.